✔ Updated · 66 drinks, sorted by category
Drinks that start with D include Dr Pepper, Dalgona coffee, Darjeeling tea, doppio, dirty chai, date shakes and drinking chocolate, plus classic cocktails like the daiquiri and the Dark 'n' Stormy.
This list covers coffee and tea, shakes, sodas and drinks from around the world, with adults-only sections for cocktails, beer, wine and spirits clearly labeled 21+. Every entry is a real, named drink with a short note on what it is and where it comes from.
Drinks that start with D, from everyday favorites to rare finds. The most popular:
Coffee & Tea That Start With D
Coffee drinks and teas that start with D. I whipped Dalgona coffee more times than I can count when it went viral.
Dalgona Coffee
Whipped coffee made by beating instant coffee, sugar and hot water into a thick foam, spooned over iced or hot milk.
Get the recipe →Doppio
A double shot of espresso, about two ounces, pulled using twice the coffee of a single shot.
Drip Coffee
Coffee made by pouring or dripping hot water over ground coffee in a paper or metal filter, the everyday American cup.
Decaf Coffee
Coffee made from beans with most of the caffeine removed before roasting, for drinking late in the day.
Dirty Chai
A chai tea latte with a shot of espresso added, combining spiced tea and coffee in one drink.
Dirty Matcha
A matcha green tea latte with a shot of espresso poured on top, often served iced in layers.
Dutch Coffee
Slow cold-drip coffee brewed one drop at a time over many hours, popular in Korea and Japan.
Darjeeling Tea
A light, floral black tea grown in the Darjeeling hills of India, sometimes called the champagne of teas.
Dragonwell Tea
Longjing, a famous flat-leaf Chinese green tea from Hangzhou with a toasty, chestnut-like flavor.
Da Hong Pao
Big Red Robe, a dark, roasted rock oolong tea from the Wuyi Mountains of China, prized for its mineral flavor.
Dian Hong
A malty, honeyed Yunnan black tea from China, known for its golden-tipped leaves.
Dong Ding Oolong
A rolled, lightly roasted oolong from Nantou County, Taiwan, with a nutty, sweet flavor.
Dancong Oolong
Phoenix single-bush oolong from Guangdong, China, known for natural aromas of honey, orchid and fruit.
Dandelion Tea
A caffeine-free herbal tea made by steeping dried dandelion leaves, flowers or roots in hot water.
Dandelion Coffee
A caffeine-free coffee substitute brewed from roasted, ground dandelion root, with a dark, slightly bitter taste.
Shakes, Smoothies & Milk Drinks That Start With D
Shakes, smoothies and milk drinks that start with D. A date shake is my favorite way to sweeten a smoothie naturally.
Date Shake
A thick shake of blended dates, vanilla ice cream and milk, a roadside classic in California's Coachella Valley.
Dr Pepper Float
Vanilla ice cream topped with ice-cold Dr Pepper, which foams up into a creamy, fizzy soda float.
Get the recipe →Dragon Fruit Smoothie
A bright magenta smoothie of pink dragon fruit blended with banana, berries and juice or yogurt.
Drinking Chocolate
A thick, rich hot chocolate made from melted chocolate rather than cocoa powder, served in small cups.
Dirty Horchata
Mexican-style horchata, a sweet cinnamon rice milk, with a shot of espresso added, served over ice.
Sodas & Soft Drinks That Start With D
Sodas and soft drinks that start with D. Dr Pepper takes me straight back to my Austin years.
Dr Pepper
A Texas soft drink created in 1885 with a unique blend of 23 flavors, tasting of cherry, vanilla and spice.
Diet Coke
A sugar-free cola launched in 1982 with its own flavor, different from regular Coca-Cola.
Dandelion and Burdock
A traditional British soft drink with a sweet, earthy, aniseed-like flavor, originally brewed from dandelion and burdock roots.
Dirty Soda
A Utah soda shop drink of soda mixed with flavored syrups, cream or coconut cream and fresh lime.
International Drinks That Start With D
Non-alcoholic drinks from around the world that start with D.
Doogh
A Persian yogurt drink mixed with water or soda water, salt and dried mint, served cold with kebabs.
Dou Jiang
Chinese soy milk served warm, sweet or savory, for breakfast with fried dough sticks.
Doodh Patti Chai
Pakistani and Indian milk tea brewed in milk only, with no water, until strong, creamy and sweet.
Dalandan Juice
A sweet-tart Filipino juice made from dalandan, a green-skinned citrus fruit, served chilled.
Cocktails (21+) That Start With D
Adults only (21+). Classic and modern cocktails that start with D. Please drink responsibly.
Daiquiri
A Cuban cocktail of white rum, fresh lime juice and sugar, shaken and served up; strawberry and frozen versions are popular.
Dark 'n' Stormy
A highball of dark rum and spicy ginger beer with a squeeze of lime, the national drink of Bermuda.
Dry Martini
A classic cocktail of gin and a small amount of dry vermouth, stirred and garnished with an olive or lemon twist.
Dirty Martini
A martini made with a splash of olive brine for a savory, salty flavor, garnished with olives.
Death in the Afternoon
A cocktail of absinthe topped with chilled Champagne, credited to Ernest Hemingway in 1935.
Dirty Banana
A Jamaican blended drink of rum, coffee liqueur, ripe banana and cream, served like a milkshake.
Dawa
A Kenyan cocktail of vodka, lime and honey, stirred with a honey-coated stick; dawa means medicine in Swahili.
Derby
One of several cocktails named Derby; the best-known mixes bourbon, sweet vermouth, orange curaçao and lime juice.
Dirty Shirley
A Shirley Temple of lemon-lime soda and grenadine with vodka added, garnished with a maraschino cherry.
Dirty Mother
A simple drink of brandy and coffee liqueur stirred over ice, a relative of the Black Russian.
Deshler
A 1910s cocktail of rye whiskey, Dubonnet, orange liqueur and bitters, stirred and served with an orange twist.
Diki-Diki
A 1920s cocktail of calvados apple brandy, Swedish punsch and grapefruit juice.
Doctor Funk
A tiki cocktail of dark rum, lime, grenadine and a dash of absinthe, topped with soda water.
Dubliner
A modern stirred cocktail of Irish whiskey, sweet vermouth, orange liqueur and orange bitters.
Diamond Fizz
A gin fizz of gin, lemon and sugar topped with Champagne instead of soda water.
Beer & Cider (21+) That Start With D
Adults only (21+). Beer and cider styles that start with D. Please drink responsibly.
Dubbel
A Belgian Trappist-style dark ale with a malty flavor and notes of caramel, raisin and plum.
Dunkel
A Munich-style dark lager with a smooth, toasty, bread-crust malt flavor and low bitterness.
Dunkelweizen
A German dark wheat beer with banana and clove aromas from the yeast and a caramel malt flavor.
Doppelbock
A strong, rich Bavarian lager first brewed by Paulaner monks, nicknamed liquid bread.
Double IPA
A stronger, hoppier India pale ale with intense citrus, pine and tropical fruit flavors.
Dortmunder Export
A golden lager from Dortmund, Germany, slightly fuller and stronger than a pilsner.
Dry Stout
An Irish-style black beer with roasted barley, coffee-like flavor and a creamy head.
Dry Cider
Hard cider fermented until most of the sugar is gone, crisp and tart rather than sweet.
Wine & Spirits (21+) That Start With D
Adults only (21+). Wines, liqueurs and spirits that start with D. Please drink responsibly.
Drambuie
A golden Scottish liqueur made from aged Scotch whisky, heather honey, herbs and spices.
Dubonnet
A French wine-based aperitif flavored with herbs, spices and quinine, served chilled or in cocktails.
Disaronno
An Italian amaretto liqueur from Saronno with a sweet almond-like flavor, served on ice or in sours.
Damiana
A sweet Mexican herbal liqueur from Baja California made from the damiana plant, used in some margaritas.
Danziger Goldwasser
A clear herbal liqueur with flakes of edible gold leaf, first made in Gdańsk, Poland, in the 1500s.
Dandelion Wine
A homemade country wine fermented from dandelion flower petals, sugar and citrus, light and floral.
Dolcetto
A soft, fruity Italian red wine from Piedmont with flavors of black cherry and almond.
Dornfelder
A deep-colored German red wine grape making smooth, fruity wines with plum and cherry flavors.
Dessert Wine
Sweet wines served with or as dessert, such as late-harvest wines, ice wine, Sauternes and port.
Dry Sherry
Pale, crisp fortified wine from Jerez, Spain, such as fino and manzanilla, served chilled.
Dry Vermouth
A pale, herbal fortified wine used in martinis and other cocktails or sipped as an aperitif.
Demerara Rum
A rich, dark rum from Guyana, named after the Demerara River region where it is distilled.
Dark Rum
Rum aged in charred barrels or blended with molasses for a deep color and caramel, toffee and spice flavors.
Doppelkorn
A clear German grain spirit distilled from wheat or rye, bottled at 38 percent alcohol or more.
Damson Gin
A British fruit liqueur made by steeping tart damson plums in gin with sugar for several months.
Did You Know?
- Dr Pepper was created in 1885 by pharmacist Charles Alderton in Waco, Texas, making it one of the oldest major soft drinks in America.
- Dalgona coffee went viral in 2020 and is named after dalgona, a Korean honeycomb toffee that its whipped foam resembles.
- Darjeeling tea, grown in the foothills of the Himalayas, became the first Indian product to receive a protected geographical indication in 2004.
- The daiquiri takes its name from DaiquirÃ, a beach and iron-mining town near Santiago de Cuba.
Quick List: All 66 Drinks That Start With D
Handy for alphabet games, quizzes and Scattergories. The full list, A to Z:
Da Hong Pao, Daiquiri, Dalandan Juice, Dalgona Coffee, Damiana, Damson Gin, Dancong Oolong, Dandelion and Burdock, Dandelion Coffee, Dandelion Tea, Dandelion Wine, Danziger Goldwasser, Darjeeling Tea, Dark 'n' Stormy, Dark Rum, Date Shake, Dawa, Death in the Afternoon, Decaf Coffee, Demerara Rum, Derby, Deshler, Dessert Wine, Diamond Fizz, Dian Hong, Diet Coke, Diki-Diki, Dirty Banana, Dirty Chai, Dirty Horchata, Dirty Martini, Dirty Matcha, Dirty Mother, Dirty Shirley, Dirty Soda, Disaronno, Doctor Funk, Dolcetto, Dong Ding Oolong, Doodh Patti Chai, Doogh, Doppelbock, Doppelkorn, Doppio, Dornfelder, Dortmunder Export, Dou Jiang, Double IPA, Dr Pepper, Dr Pepper Float, Dragon Fruit Smoothie, Dragonwell Tea, Drambuie, Drinking Chocolate, Drip Coffee, Dry Cider, Dry Martini, Dry Sherry, Dry Stout, Dry Vermouth, Dubbel, Dubliner, Dubonnet, Dunkel, Dunkelweizen, Dutch Coffee
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most popular drink that starts with D?
Dr Pepper is the most popular drink that starts with D, one of the best-selling sodas in the United States. Diet Coke, decaf coffee, Darjeeling tea and Dalgona coffee are also popular, and the daiquiri is the best-known D cocktail.
What are non-alcoholic drinks that start with D?
Non-alcoholic drinks that start with D include Dr Pepper, Diet Coke, Dalgona coffee, doppio, drip coffee, dirty chai, Darjeeling tea, date shakes, drinking chocolate, doogh, dou jiang and dandelion and burdock.
What is Dalgona coffee?
Dalgona coffee is whipped coffee made by beating equal parts instant coffee, sugar and hot water until thick and fluffy, then spooning it over iced or hot milk. It became a viral trend in 2020.
What is a dirty chai?
A dirty chai is a chai tea latte with one or two shots of espresso added. The spiced black tea, steamed milk and coffee combine into a drink with more caffeine than a regular chai latte.
What is the difference between a dry martini and a dirty martini?
A dry martini is gin with only a little dry vermouth, garnished with an olive or lemon twist. A dirty martini adds olive brine, which makes it cloudy and gives it a salty, savory flavor. Both are for adults 21 and over.
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