Every time we’re headed to an all-inclusive beach resort (these resorts are our favorites), we spend some time beforehand making a list of the best beach drinks we need to order while we’re there.
Making a list is necessary if you want to try a bunch of different drinks, because most resort bars don’t provide drink menus. If you don’t know what beach drinks to order, every time you see someone with a drink that looks good, you have to ask what it is and then try to figure out what’s in it so you can order it yourself.
If you want to be prepared before heading out to your next beach vacation, check out our comprehensive list of drinks you should order at all-inclusive beach resorts and you’ll be all set to go.
And just in case you’re NOT headed to a beach resort, but still want to enjoy some fruity summer drinks, I’ve included recipes for each drink, so you can make them at home instead!
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Be aware that bartenders often change up a recipe based on what they have available, and not all drinks are made the same way, so you might get something slightly different. A beach drink with vodka might also be made with rum, for instance.
You might also find that the bartender at your resort looks at you funny when you order some of these. They aren’t all ubiquitous. We found that each bartender at our most recent resort knew different drinks, so it helps to ask a couple of different bartenders until you find someone who knows. Or better yet, take the recipes with you and just tell them how to make it!
Cheers!
Best Beach Drinks to Order
Classic Margarita
1-1/2 oz silver tequila
1 oz Cointreau
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
splash simple syrup
salt rim
Here’s a list of 49 other Margarita variations to try
Pina Colada
1-1 1/2 cup ice
2 oz pineapple juice
2 oz coconut cream
1 1/2 oz white rum
1 ounce dark rum
Bay Breeze
1/2 oz Vodka
4 oz Grapefruit Juice
Splash of Cranberry juice
Caribbean Rum Punch
1/2 oz lime juice
4 oz orange juice
4 oz pineapple juice
1 1/2 oz dark rum
1 1/2 oz light rum
A little grenadine for color
Bahama Mama
1 1/2 oz rum
1/2 oz Kahlúa
1 oz fresh lemon juice
3 oz unsweetened pineapple juice
A little grenadine for color
Mai Tai
1 oz rum
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
1/2 oz Triple Sec
1 1/2 oz Sweet & Sour mix
Cherry
Classic Mojito
1 1/2 oz rum
Club Soda
12 mint leaves
½ lime, wedged
2 tbsp simple syrup
Here are 35 other mojito variations to try
Orange Crush
2 oz orange-flavored vodka
1 oz triple sec
3 oz orange juice
Blue Hawaiian
1 oz rum
2 oz Pineapple Juice
1 oz Blue Curacao
1 oz Creme de Coconut
Hurricane
2 oz dark rum
2 oz white rum
2 oz Lime Juice
3 oz Passion Fruit Juice
2 oz Pineapple Juice
1 oz Orange Juice
1 Tbsp Grenadine
This is also a popular drink in New Orleans. Read about drinks you must order in the Big Easy.
Dirty Monkey
2 oz Kahlua
2 oz dark rum
2 oz rum cream liqueur
4 oz milk
1 oz simple syrup
3/4 banana
Ice (for blending)
Mexican Bulldog (aka Iceberg)
Corona or other Mexican beer
Top with 2 oz margarita mix
Electric Lemonade
3/4 oz. vodka
3/4 oz. blue curacao
1 oz. sweet and sour mix
Ice (for blending)
Mudslide
1 oz vodka
1 oz Kahlua
1 oz Bailey’s Irish cream
1 oz cream
Lava Flow
1 oz Light Rum
1 oz Malibu Coconut Rum
2 oz Strawberries
2 oz Pineapple Juice
2 oz Coconut Cream
Miami Vice
1 part pina colada mix
1 part strawberry daiquiri mix
Strawberry Daiquari
5 large strawberries
2 ounces white rum
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 ounce freshly squeezed, strained lime juice
Ice (for blending)
Pain Killer
1 oz orange juice
1 oz coconut milk
4 oz pineapple juice
2 oz. rum
Blue Lagoon
1 oz vodka
1 oz Blue Curacao
Lemonade
Paloma
¼ cup fresh grapefruit juice
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 tsp sugar
¼ cup mescal or tequila
¼ cup club soda
Superman
Blended Blue Curacao
Blended Strawberry Daiquari
Blended Pina Colada
Alternate each blended drink in the glass
Rum Runner
1 oz spiced rum
1/2 oz blackberry liqueur
1/2 oz creme de bananes
2 oz orange juice
8 oz crushed ice
Purple Haze
2 oz Vodka
3 oz Grape Schnapps
Splash of Sour Mix
Lemon Lime Soda
Tequila Sunrise
3 oz Orange juice
1 1/2 oz Tequila
1/2 oz Grenadine syrup
Long Island Iced Tea
1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz White rum
1 oz Lemon juice
1/2 gin
1/2 tequila
1/2 triple sec
splash of simple syrup
splash of cola
Bumble Bee Shot
Layered:
Kahlua
Egg Nog
Creme de Mint
Cuba Libre
Rum
Coke
Sex on the Beach
1.5 oz peach schnapps
1.5 oz vodka
2 oz cranberry juice
2 oz orange juice
2 oz pineapple juice
Dirty Banana
1 oz creme de bananes
1 oz creme de cacao
1 oz Kahlua
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
Michelada
Beer (light lager)
Lime juice
Hot sauce, spices, and peppers (as desired)
Bob Marley
Bottom layer: Blend 1 oz. rum, 2 oz. strawberry daiquiri mix and 1 cup ice
Middle layer: Blend 1 oz. rum, ½ oz. orange curacao, 3 oz. mango, 1 ½ oz. sweet & sour mix and 1 cup ice. Reserve some for top layer.
Top layer: add ½ oz. blue curacao to remaining orange mixture
Blue Jamaica
2 oz pineapple juice
1 oz blue curacao
3 oz champagne
Pineapple slice.
Banana Snowman
2 oz Vodka
1 oz banana liqueur
1/2 oz caramel
1 oz heavy cream
Banana chunks
Captain America
1 part grenadine
1 part creme de cacao
1 part blue curacao
Sweet Mama
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup seltzer water
1 shot sweet and sour mix
1 shot tequila
Mango Daiquiri
1/2 cup mango, peeled, seeded and chopped
1 1/2 oz white rum
1/2 oz lime juice
crushed ice
Blended together
Don’t forget to pack the beach necessities!
CONCLUSION
If you’ve never been to a beach resort with unlimited drinks, you’re in for a treat. These best beach drinks to order will have you swimming up to the bar for more. What’s your favorite beach drink? Have any others to add to the list? Tell us about it in the comments.
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Laura Lynch, creator and writer of Savored Journeys, is an avid world traveler, certified wine expert, and international food specialist. She has written about travel and food for over 20 years and has visited 70+ countries.
You know how you always have that one type of alcohol that you first got terribly drunk on and you vow never to touch again? For me that was tequila but suddenly, after 10 years, I’ve been drinking it again! I would totally pick number one: the Margarita! It makes me feel like I’m on holiday but maybe I should pop a couple of those painkillers in there just to make sure it doesn’t go all wrong again?
Great selection!
Some of them I never heard about, should try them at home, now on summer time!
My favorite is Long Island Iced Tea, and i’m super curious about the Superman! 😀
Cheers,
Nat
Take it from me. I just got back from Jamaica and for the whole week Nd tank the supetman everyday
Patricia, great choice!
Laura, are you sponsored? How do you earn a living writing about drinks that have been around eons.
Oh my goodness, I love a good cocktail, so this post is brilliant!! This makes me want to try out a load I’ve never thought of before too…
How have I never come across a Dirty Banana?!! Sounds delish! I’m not one for all inclusive resorts myself but I do love a good cocktail! Thanks for the inspiration!
I’ve never actually been on such a vacation, however it does sound tempting, just floating around in the pool and knocking down those delicious looking drinks … paradise for sure!
You must have mastered all those drinks to be able to write such a great post 😉 Hehe. I have certainly mastered the art of making a good mojito. I think I could go for one right now!
I’m always in the process of mastering the art of drinking 🙂
Nice, nice. I might make some of these at home later, because I’m having a guest:-) I’d go for bay breeze now.
I scrolled through this going, “yep, yep, yep, oh yeah!, yep” I think I’m just going to print this off and stick it on the fridge never mind waiting to go on holiday to enjoy these haha! Pina Colada is a personal favourite but the Superman and Bumblebee look delicious! Have you ever tried a Trifle Shot? One part Advocaat, one part grenadine, finish with a dash of squirt creme and hundreds and thousands and voila, dessert in a shot, it’s amazing! 🙂
I haven’t tried a Trifle Shot, but I’m going to now! Thanks for the recipe. See, who says you have to be on vacation to enjoy these drinks! 🙂
I wanna have them all 🙂 Some cocktails were new to me, but they sound so delicious, that I’m going to try them at home at the next opportunity – the Dirty Banana will be my favourite, I think 🙂
Post of the century! I may have to make a few of these myself. Definitely the margarita!
Thanks Joe!
Great list! Thanks for sharing!
icebergs are surprisingly good… give it a try with strawberry margarita for an added twist (way my hubbies drink of choice on our holiday!)
They are! I agree. And really refreshing for a hot day.
Watermelon martini is my fab crushed up watermelon vodka splash of lime sugar water ice shake well strain into glasses. It is delicious
I agree. And look how easy that recipe is!
love mango-tango. whats in it
That’s a great one, Doris! It’s mango, coconut, pineapple, rum and triple sec.
My husband and I went to St. Lucia for our honeymoon and my absolute favorite drink was their BBC. Bailey’s, banana and coconut creme. YUMMY!!! I do not drink but this turned me 🙂
That sounds like dessert! Yum.
I went to St Lucia to Sandals and they served a drink around the pool called Banana Lady. Never have found a recipe for it? It was fabulous
I’ve been looking for that recipe since 2000. I was obsessed with those!!!
Banana Lady:
1 part Vodka
2 part Tonic
1 part Banana Liqueur
Shake all together then pour over ice and enjoy!
I have been looking for the Banana Lady Drink recipe from my honeymoon since 2004! We had it at all 3 Sandals in St.Lucia too! Have been to other Sandals but never found it! It was a frozen drink but not the same as the Dirty Banana. Help!😄🍹
I’ve definitely found cases where only a few resorts make a specific drink. Maybe it was passed by word of mouth. What was the banana lady like? Was it creamy or not? I’ve seen a Banana Lady cocktail made with vodka, banana liqeur and tonic.
I loved the Halcyon Punch!!! I am still trying to find the recipe also. We went to St Lucia for our honeymoon also.
Mai Tai is incorrect recepie. Read about history of Mai Tai. BTW it was not invented in Pacific, but in Caribean.
You got it right with Margarita at #1. It is hands down my go to drink when we’re near the beach, especially at an all inclusive. Although I’m glad to have Silver, I try and get Repesado tequila if I can get it.
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We went to Maui and I had so many of the lava flows! Just delicious!! Going to Punta Cana in a couple weeks, so I’ll have to try a few more of these. Thanks!
Haha, I’m right there with you on the lava flows, Rachelle. I could just sit around drinking those all week. I hope you find some great drinks in Punta Cana! Have fun.
I must be simple. Give me a gin and tonic with a lime wedge!
Hah. I hear ya, Joe. I love a simple gin and tonic too.
This is awesome, I have ordered almost every single cocktail listed while here on vacation! Can’t beat all inclusive resorts!
I was searching the internet specifically to find something new to order on my vacation to Cabo San Lucas in 18 days. But got more than enough from this site. Thanks! I tried the mojito and the superman last year in Cozumel. Great drinks! Thinking of making the Tequila Sunrise my after breakfast drink!
Going to punta cana next week and always have such a difficult time thinking of something to drink when there’s so many choices! Thought I would find nothing on the internet but this list is amazing. Thank you!
Happy to help out! I’m sure you won’t run out of options now! 🙂 Have a great trip.
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Banana Lady
1.00 part Vodka
2.00 part Tonic
1.00 part Banana liqueur
Shake the Banana liqueur, the Vodka and the tonic with ice. Strain your Banana Lady into a longdrink glass. Add some ice cubes to your Banana Lady
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I like to make my way through ALL the mojitos! Classic, mango, strawberry, and of course my favorite..the pineapple mojito. YUM can’t wait for vacation!
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