ALL Drinks That Start With D (#6 YOU MIGHT KNOW NOW!)

Can name more drinks that start with D? What’s your favorite one? Delilah? Dark ‘n Fluffy? Or you don’t fancy mixed drinks?

This comprehensive list filled with more D-lettered drinks might just change that habit. If not, try spotting some other preferable options, from juices to colas.

You’ll also learn their possible variants, flavors, and the best ways to prepare them.

First, let’s talk about the famous daiquiri on the list of drinks that start with D. 

1. Daiquiri

Daiquiri, a renowned sweet-sour cocktail, commences the list. (*)

Jennings Cox invented the Daiquiri drink in Cuba during a war. He ran out of gin and put rum, lime, and sugar together to make it taste better. People in Cuba and America liked it so much it spread to the US. In the 1940s and 1950s, famous people like Ernest Hemingway drank this special drink with added grapefruit juice.

The name “Daiquiri” comes from a beach and mine near it. People who work there liked to drink the Daiquiri during hot afternoons. Today, people everywhere love the Daiquiri cocktail. It is simple to make and tastes great when it’s hot outside or if you need something sweet and refreshing.

Here’s a classic recipe for a Daiquiri cocktail:

Ingredients:

• 2 oz white rum
• 1 oz lime juice (freshly squeezed is best)
• 3/4 oz simple syrup (made with equal parts sugar and water)
• Ice
• Lime wheel, for garnish

Instructions:

1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Add the rum, lime juice, and simple syrup to the shaker.
3. Shake the mixture until well chilled.
4. Strain the cocktail into a chilled glass filled with ice.
5. Garnish the drink with a lime wheel and enjoy your classic Daiquiri!

Note: There are many variations of the Daiquiri that you can try to mix things up. For example, you can experiment with different flavors of rum (such as spiced or aged rum) or add fruit purees or other juices to the mix.

Get recipe: drinkinghobby.com

Number two on our menu is dairy.

2. Dairy Cocktail

Dairy cocktails mostly rely on milk as an essential component.

They range from cream liqueurs to half-and-half cocktails, double cream to milk cocktails.

How To Make

Mix the necessary ingredient (including milk) for your preferred dairy variant and serve.

Get recipe: fromhousetohome.com

Third on our list is the Damascan punch. 

3. Damascan Punch

Damascan punch is a striking red coffee served in a rock glass.

A typical Damascan punch contains pomegranate juice, Beefeater Gin, simple syrup, and lemon juice.

How To Make

Pour every ingredient into a cocktail mixer, shake well, and strain into the ice-filled glass.

Next on the list is the dandelion martini. 

4. Dandelion Martini

Dandelion Martini is a pale-green, yellow, or colorless cocktail with an orange peel.

It has a citrus flavor.

How To Make

Bring the following ingredients together: fresh lemon juice, triple sec, Caorunn Gin, and Limoncello. Shake them in ice and strain the mix into a chilled glass.

We have danimals on number five on the menu!

5. Danimals

Danimals is a yogurt and smoothie brand commonly relished by kids.

Manufacturers claim that each bottle is free from colors, artificial flavors, and high fructose corn syrup.

Multiple flavors, including watermelon, raspberry, strawberry, and strawberry banana, exist.

How To Make

Just gulp directly after purchase!

Next on the list is Danny ocean. 

6. Danny Ocean

Danny Ocean is a cocktail made to commemorate Danny Ocean, a fictional character played by George Clooney.

How To Make

Gather the following ingredients: reposado tequila, pink grapefruit juice, maraschino liqueur, lemon juice, and agave nectar.

Shake well in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and strain into a glass.

We have Daphne martini on number seven on the list!

7. Daphne Martini

Fruity martini lovers never have enough of Daphne martini.

The two possible flavors depend on your preferable gin.

How To Make

Properly shake gin, orange bitters, dry vermouth, pear vodka, and blue curaçao liqueur.

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and serve!

Here on number eight of list is the Daring Clementine. 

8. Daring Clementine

This cocktail inspired by the heroine in Cara Bastone’s book, Call Me Maybe, is orange-tasting and looking.

How To Make

Add clementine juice, vodka, ginger, and St. Germain elderflower liquor to an ice-filled cocktail shaker and shake well.

Strain into a glass and sip!

9. Dark ‘n Fluffy

Let’s include Dark ‘n Fluffy as one of the drinks beginning with the letter D.

Chocolate flavored, marshmallow-garnished, and aromatic Dark ‘n Fluffy is one most cocktail lovers hardly resist.

Its ingredients include chocolate liqueur, cream, and marshmallow vodka.

How To Make

Shake the ingredients together and strain the mixture into a cocktail glass.

Garnish with cocoa powder and mini marshmallows.

10. Dark ‘n’ Stormy

Don’t forget to list down Dark ‘n’ Stormy as part of the drinks starting with D.

Dark ‘n’ Stormy is a cocktail from dark rum and ginger beer mixture.

They are served over ice with a slice of lime as garnish.

How To Make

Pour dark rum, ginger beer, and (if you want) fresh lime juice into a cocktail mixer.

Shake well, and strain into an ice-filled Highball glass. Garnish with a lime slice, and serve.

11. Dark rum

The popular dark rum lands number eleven as one of the drinks with letter D. 

Dark rum is a rum variant generally produced by the fermentation then distillation of sugarcane juice or molasses.

How To Make

People employ various traditional methods to make rum, but already-produced dark rums are popular constituents of cocktails.

Placed on number twelve on the list is decatini. 

12. Decatini

Decatini is a brown dessert cocktail constituting chocolate syrup, raspberry vodka, heavy cream, and sour cherry syrup.

How To Make

Shake the ingredients in a cocktail shaker until foamy and strain into a chilled glass.

Here’s another martini drink on number thirteen – the Deep Blue Sea Martini!

13. Deep Blue Sea Martini

The Deep Blue Sea Martini is a popular drink. It looks like the ocean because it is blue!

This color comes from blue curaçao, made with a special kind of citrus fruit grown on an island called Curaçao.

People started drinking the cocktail in 2000, and lots of people love it.

It includes blue curaçao, vodka and pineapple juice or lemon-lime soda. This makes it sweet and tangy, great for summer days!

The Deep Blue Sea Martini was made by accident. A bartender was trying to make a blue drink and mixed blue curaçao with pineapple juice and vodka.

The color looked like the ocean so he called it the Deep Blue Sea Martini. It is an easy, yummy drink that you can impress your friends with at parties or just enjoy at home.

Here’s a recipe to make a Deep Blue Sea Martini:

Ingredients:

• 2 oz vodka
• 1 oz blue curaçao
• Splash of pineapple juice or lemon-lime soda
• Ice
• Pineapple wedge, for garnish (optional)

Instructions:

1. Fill a shaker with ice.
2. Add the vodka and blue curaçao to the shaker.
3. Add a splash of pineapple juice or lemon-lime soda to the shaker, depending on your preference.
4. Shake well until the mixture is fully combined and chilled.
5. Strain the cocktail into a chilled martini glass.
6. Garnish the cocktail with a pineapple wedge if desired.
7. Enjoy your Deep Blue Sea Martini!

Note: If you want to make the cocktail even more visually stunning, try adding a dash of edible glitter to the shaker before mixing up your ingredients.

14. Delilah

Delilah, Chelsea Sidecar, or White Lady combines gin, lemon juice, and premium triple sec to produce a translucent sour drink.

How To Make

Shake the ingredients together well in an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Serve after garnishing with a Maraschino cherry.

15. Devil Cocktail

Cayenne pepper, an essential component of this cocktail, is responsible for its seemingly sinister name.

Brandy and white crème de menthe liqueur are others.

How To Make

Pour all ingredients into the cocktail shaker. Shake appropriately and strain into a cocktail glass.

Let’s get to know about diablo cocktail as one of the drinks starting with the letter D.

16. Diablo Cocktail

The Diablo cocktail was invented in the 1940s by the owner of a bar called Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant.

It is made with tequila, creme de cassis, lime juice and ginger beer. The name “Diablo” means “devil” in Spanish and it has a red color and spicy taste.

Some people think the name comes from creme de cassis which is a liqueur used to help make people feel better.

Diablo, which tastes as refreshing as it looks, contains lime juice, reposado tequila, crème de cassis, and ginger beer.

The Diablo cocktail is a great drink for people who don’t like traditional margaritas. It is a tasty and zesty drink that you can have over ice or strained into a cold glass. You can enjoy it in summer or winter, at barbecues or any other occasion. Why not give it a try?

Here’s a recipe to make a Diablo cocktail:

Ingredients:

• 2 oz tequila
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• 1/2 oz creme de cassis
• Ginger beer
• Lime wheel, for garnish

Instructions:

1. Fill a shaker with ice.
2. Add the tequila, lime juice, and creme de cassis to the shaker.
3. Shake vigorously to combine ingredients.
4. Strain the mixture into an ice-filled glass.
5. Top the glass with ginger beer.
6. Garnish the cocktail with a lime wheel and enjoy your Diablo!

Note: It’s best to use high-quality ingredients, like fresh lime juice and ginger beer with real ginger, to achieve the perfect blend of spicy-sweetness in the cocktail.

17. Diet coke

You’ll surely not miss diet coke as one of the soft drinks beginning with the letter D. 

Diet Coke is a caramel-colored, no-calorie, sugar-free soda produced by The Coca-cola company.

It was first called “tab” in 1963.

How To Make

Directly consume after buying, as an intricate industrial preparation already undergone ensures its ready-to-drink.

18. Dirty Martini

Another martini on our list of drinks starting with D is dirty martini. 

Dirty Martini is a popularly mixed cocktail with a lemon twist or an olive.

New York bartender, John O’Connor, is credited for first mixing this Martini variant in 1901.

How To Make:

• Add vermouth and gin/vodka into an ice-filled cocktail shaker and shake well.
• Strain the new mixture into a cocktail glass & garnish.

19. Dr. Pepper

Aside from diet coke, you’ll easily remember Dr. Pepper as one of the drinks that begin with D. 

Dr. Pepper is a soft drink founded by Charles Alderton.

It is carbonated with many variants, including a Diet type.

How To Make:

There’s no need to prepare as they are directly consumable from the bottles/cans.

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Final Thoughts

We’d love you to extend the list of All Drinks and Cocktails That Start With The Letter D by sharing more that you’ve sipped.

On a scale of one to ten, how impressed were you? Which would you recommend first on a sunny day?

We most anticipate your response!

After checking a list of drinks with name starting with the letter  D, you might also want to check another drinks name list:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, Q, S, T, U, V, X, Y, Z.