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Sea Breeze

Tart cranberry and grapefruit with vodka staying mostly in the background.

Highball · cubes ice
  • 45 ml1.5 ozvodka
  • 90 ml3 ozcranberry juice
  • 30 ml1 ozgrapefruit juice

Garnish: lime wedge

Method
Built
Strength
~10% ABV
Difficulty
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Method

  1. Fill a highball glass with ice.
  2. Add the vodka, cranberry juice and grapefruit juice.
  3. Stir well.
  4. Garnish with a lime wedge.

The story

This grew out of the 1980s love for cranberry-and-grapefruit vodka drinks, right alongside its flashier cousin Sex on the Beach. It is lighter and more straightforward than most of the drinks it's often lumped in with.

Flavour

Fruity
Citrus
Sweet
Sour
Boozy

Quick answers

Sea Breeze questions

How do you make a Sea Breeze?

Fill a highball glass with ice. Add the vodka, cranberry juice and grapefruit juice. Stir well. Garnish with a lime wedge. You need 45 ml (1.5 oz) vodka, 90 ml (3 oz) cranberry juice and 30 ml (1 oz) grapefruit juice.

What's in a Sea Breeze?

Vodka, cranberry juice and grapefruit juice, garnished with lime wedge.

Is a Sea Breeze shaken or stirred?

Built. It is built straight in the glass.

What glass is a Sea Breeze served in?

A highball, over ice cubes.

How strong is a Sea Breeze?

About 10% ABV once it is diluted, on the lighter side for a cocktail.

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