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Sea Breeze
A tart, pink beach-side highball.
- Base spirit
- Vodka
- Origin
- USA
- Period
- 1970s
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- Vodka40 ml
- Cranberry juice120 ml
- Fresh grapefruit juice30 ml
- Glass
- Highball
- Ice
- Ice cubes
- Garnish
- Lime wedge
- Technique
- Built
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Prep time
- 2 min
Method
- 01
Fill a highball with ice.
- 02
Pour the base ingredients over the ice.
- 03
Top up and stir gently once.
- 04
Garnish with a lime wedge.
Tasting Notes
Sweetness
Acidity
Bitterness
Body
- Aroma
- Cranberry, grapefruit
- Finish
- Dry and tart
- Character
- Easy summer highball
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
A 1920s gin drink reinvented with vodka and cranberry by Ocean Spray's marketing in the 1970s.
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