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

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
- 1Fill a highball glass with ice.
- 2Add vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, and cranberry juice.
- 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.
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