Sex on the Beach

A fruity, easy-drinking party staple mixing vodka and peach schnapps with orange and cranberry juice.

Sex on the Beach cocktail made with vodka, served in a highball glass
Base
vodka
Glassware
Highball glass
Flavor Profile
sweetrefreshing

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz vodka
  • 0.5 oz peach schnapps
  • 2 oz orange juice
  • 2 oz cranberry juice

Instructions

  1. 1Fill a highball glass with ice.
  2. 2Add vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, and cranberry juice.
  3. 3Stir gently and garnish with an orange slice.

Origin & Story

United States, 1980s

Created in Florida in the 1980s as a promotional drink for a schnapps brand, its cheeky name helped it become one of the best-selling cocktails of the decade.