Classic Sea Breeze Cocktail

A Classic Sea Breeze Cocktail is made with three simple ingredients – vodka, grapefruit juice, and cranberry juice. It tastes like summertime in a glass.

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This cocktail reminds me of summer – warm ocean breeze, sun shining, palm trees gently swaying and a little island music in the background. Well, that’s exactly what was going on when I had my first Classic Sea Breeze Cocktail. My husband had a conference on the Big Island of Hawaii and I decided to join him. In fact, we brought the kids and my Mom. Since we have three kids we decided 1 kid per adult was a good ratio for a bit trip. The kids were young – our daughter was 6 and our twin boys were 4 at the time. My Mom and I found this cocktail on the beach-side drink menu at the resort and it became a favorite of both of ours from that day on.

Freshly squeezed juice or bottled?

I use freshly squeezed juice whenever I can and for this recipe, I used all freshly squeezed grapefruit juice. I’ve made this cocktail with bottled pink grapefruit juice also and it’s almost as good. But when you order this drink at a restaurant or bar, you are most likely getting bottled juice. I prefer my Sea Breeze Cocktail heavy on the grapefruit side which is how I always order it. If you like it heavy on the cranberry side, you can order it that way too.

Since I’m obsessed with my inexpensive little juicer, I thought I’d share the link. There is no need to buy anything big and fancy, this little guy does a perfect job. I especially like the fact that you can decide how much pulp you want or even select the setting for none at all.

 What other drinks are made with vodka and juice?

1. A drink with vodka and cranberry juice is called a Cape Cod.
2. A drink with vodka and grapefruit juice is called a Greyhound. But when you add salt to the rim, it’s called a Salty Dog.
3. A drink with vodka, cranberry and pineapple is called a Bay Breeze.
4. A dink with vodka and orange juice is called a Screwdriver.

If you like this cocktail, you might also like one of these:

1. Aperol Spritz
2. Red Wine Mule
3. Strawberry Gin Spritzer
4. Pomegranate Gin Fizz
5. Sparkling Peach Vodka Cocktail
6. Rosemary Salty Dog
7. Frose´
8. Basil Lime Mojito
9. Spicy Salty Dog
10. Fresh Raspberry Mojito

Classic Sea Breeze Cocktail

A Classic Sea Breeze Cocktail is made with three simple ingredients – vodka, grapefruit juice, and cranberry juice. It tastes like summertime in a glass.

• Author: krazykitchenmom
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 2 cocktails 1x
• Category: Drinks
• Method: Stirred
• Cuisine: American

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Ingredients

• 3-ounces of vodka
• grapefruit juice
• cranberry juice
• Grapefruit slices for garnish

Instructions

1. Fill the glasses with ice.
2. Add 1-1/2 ounce of vodka to each glass.
3. Fill 3/4 of the way with grapefruit juice.
4. Top with cranberry juice.
5. Stir and garnish with a slice of grapefruit.

Keywords: Summer drinks, summer cocktails, home bartender