8 Amazing Trash Can Drink Recipes (2024)

Trash can drink – sounds kinda quirky, but can bring a lot of fun to any gathering. With Tastessence by your side, you can be sure to find creative and amazing trash can drink recipes for whenever you’re in the mood for a pick-me-up.

Owning up to its name, a trash can drink was usually prepared by emptying a variety of liquor that was available. So basically, if people were coming over for a party and they happen to have some alcohol with them, it would all be dumped into a big plastic water cooler. After adding a few mixers and tons of ice cubes, the resulting (strong) beverage would be served to everyone.

Now, all that sounds quite exhilarating, and you might wish to do the same at a party yourself. But wait, and think for a second. If you just randomly started mixing different types of alcohol together, who can guarantee it will taste pleasant? Keeping this ‘kicker’ in mind, we thought of taking this idea to a whole new, delicious level. Apart from the Irish trash can drink, we have provided 7 more drink recipes that have more than 3 types of liquor. Have fun preparing them, and please, drink responsibly.

1. Irish Trash Can

Ingredients

• Red Bull® energy drink, 1 can
• Peach Schnapps, ½ oz.
• Blue Curaçao, ½ oz.
• White rum, ½ oz.
• Triple sec, ½ oz.
• Vodka, ½ oz.
• Gin, ½ oz.
• Ice cubes

Directions

• Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
• Pour all the liquor in and stir with a long spoon.
• Finally, top the drink off with a can of Red Bull and serve immediately.

Similar co*cktails to Make

Giving you a single recipe will be kind of unjust on our part. So, in order to make sure that such a mistake will never happen, we want to give you a few more recipes that can fall under the ‘trash can’ category. Technically speaking, they do contain a lot of alcohol; so it makes sense to give their recipes here, doesn’t it?

2. Trash Can Fruit Punch

Directions

• Empty ice bags in a plastic water cooler.
• Add fresh fruits in it, and one by one, pour all the liquor on top.
• Give it a good stir and add the punch one gallon at a time.
• Keep tasting the drink and adjust the quantities of the ingredients as per your liking.
• Give it all a good, final stir and let the party begin!

3. Trash Can Jungle Juice

Directions

• Empty ice bags in a plastic water cooler.
• Add sliced fruits in it, and one by one, pour all the liquor on top.
• Give it a good stir and add the punch and orange juice next.
• Keep tasting the drink and adjust the quantities of the ingredients as per your liking.
• Finally, you will have a delicious 20-gallon drink ready for the party!

4. Trash Can Lemonade

Directions

• In a punch bowl, chill lemonade with some ice cubes.
• Pour all the other ingredients in, stir, and do a taste test to adjust the quantities as per your liking.
• Garnish the beverage with lemon slices before serving.
• The recipe makes about 8 – 10 servings.

5. Trash Can Apple Juice

Directions

• In a punch bowl, chill apple and pineapple juice with some ice cubes.
• Pour all the other ingredients in, stir, and do a taste test to adjust the quantities as per your liking.
• Garnish the beverage with apple slices before serving.
• The recipe makes about 7 servings.

6. Dirty Water co*cktail

Directions

• Pour all the ingredients into a blender to prepare a mixture.
• You can adjust the amount of ice in the beverage as per your liking.
• Do a taste test and place it in the refrigerator to chill.
• At the time of serving, pour it into 3 shot glasses.

7. Grateful Dead co*cktail

Directions

• Put some ice cubes in a chilled highball glass.
• Add all the liquor in one by one and give it a good stir.
• Finally, add the sweet and sour mix along with a splash of Sprite® just before serving.
• You can always increase the quantity of the ingredients to serve it in a water cooler.

8. Bucanero co*cktail

Directions

• Put some ice cubes in a chilled highball glass.
• Add all the liquor along with pineapple juice on top and give it a good stir.
• Right before serving, garnish with mint sprig.
• You can always increase the quantity of the ingredients to serve it in a water cooler.

The above mentioned recipes for the drinks are intended for entertainment purposes only and should be consumed by adults of legal drinking age. Please do not drink and drive after you have consumed any of these drinks.