Sea Breeze
A pink, beachy highball of vodka, cranberry, and grapefruit juice that drinks like summer.
Base
vodka
Glassware
Highball glass
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Ingredients
- 1.5 oz vodka
- 3 oz cranberry juice
- 1 oz grapefruit juice
- Lime wedge, to garnish
Instructions
- 1Fill a highball glass with ice.
- 2Add vodka, cranberry juice, and grapefruit juice.
- 3Stir gently and garnish with a lime wedge.
Origin & Story
United States, 1920s–1980s
A descendant of Prohibition-era fruit punches, the Sea Breeze took its now-familiar cranberry-grapefruit-vodka form in the 1980s as cranberry juice cocktails surged in popularity across the US.
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