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Beach Bucket Cocktail

This Beach Bucket Cocktail is a fruity summer drink perfect for your pool party! Coconut rum is mixed with pineapple, orange and fruit punch for a truly tropical experience.

Adding an upside down can is a fun way to serve this drink. You can pour the White Claw directly into the bucket if you prefer.

Beach Bucket Cocktail Recipe

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Beach Bucket Cocktail Ingredients

To make this rum bucket recipe, you will need the following ingredients (print the recipe below for detailed amounts):

  • Sprite
  • Pineapple juice
  • Coconut rum
  • Fruit punch
  • Orange juice
  • Ice
  • Pineapple White Claw: You can use any hard seltzer, such as Truly‘s, or you can substitute a wine cooler like Seagrams.
  • Frozen tropical fruit, for garnish – pineapple, mango and strawberry are perfect for this drink.
Beach Bucket Cocktail Ingredients

Don’t Forget the Bucket!

You can buy buckets in bulk at Dollar Tree or Walmart. Make sure you purchase the small 7-9 inch buckets. You can also buy them on Amazon at this link:

How to Make a Beach Bucket Drink  

  1. Combine the Sprite, rum, fruit punch, pineapple juice, and orange juice in a sand bucket.
  2. Fill the bucket with ice, leaving about an inch from the top.
  3. Open the can of White Claw and place it into the sand bucket upside down.
  4. Top with the frozen fruit and enjoy.
Beach Bucket Cocktail Recipe Steps

Recipe Notes

Even though this recipe makes 1 sand bucket drink, it is the equivalent of 2 alcoholic beverages.

Sand Bucket Cocktail Recipe

Serving Suggestions

  • If you are making this for a party, feel free to multiply the recipe and make it in a large pitcher. Serve right from the pitcher or pour into individual buckets.
  • Don’t forget the crazy straws and drink umbrellas.
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FAQs

Can this drink be made ahead of time?

Part of this drink can be made ahead of time. You can make it up to two days ahead if you store the drink mix in the fridge in an airtight container. Don’t add the Sprite, White Claws, or ice until serving.

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Beach Bucket Cocktail

Beach Bucket Cocktail

Yield: 1 cocktail
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

This Beach Bucket Cocktail is a fruity summer drink perfect for your pool party! Coconut rum is mixed with pineapple, orange and fruit punch.

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces Sprite
  • 6 ounces pineapple juice
  • 5 ounces coconut rum
  • 4 ounces fruit punch
  • 4 ounces orange juice
  • 1 can pineapple White Claw
  • ¼ cup frozen tropical fruit, for garnish
  • Ice

Instructions

  1. Combine the sprite, rum, fruit punch, pineapple juice, and orange juice in a sand bucket.
  2. Fill the bucket with ice, leaving about an inch from the top.
  3. Open the can of white claw and place it into the sand bucket upside down.
  4. Top with the frozen fruit and enjoy.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 718Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 58mgCarbohydrates: 145gFiber: 4gSugar: 129gProtein: 3g

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