Sea Breeze Drink Recipe
This Sea Breeze Drink Recipe is a refreshing and easy 3-ingredient cocktail that splashes your taste buds with exciting sweet and sour flavor!
You Will Love This Sea Breeze Drink!
This Sea Breeze will keep you cool as the weather heats up this season! When served ice-cold, the refreshing chill makes for a crisp drink with mouthwatering sweet and sour flavor!
To make sure this Sea Breeze Drink is the best, I figured out the best ratio between the three ingredients while also choosing a high-quality grapefruit juice! All you have to do is mix, serve, and catch up with friends on the patio or poolside!
What is a Sea Breeze Drink?
A Sea Breeze is an alcoholic mixed drink made with grapefruit, cranberry, and vodka. Its sweet yet sour flavor makes it a popular chilled cocktail to enjoy in summer!
Rebecca’s Recipe Review
Taste: The mixture of cranberry and grapefruit juice makes for a sweet yet sour flavor that’s refreshing.
Texture: Light and smooth.
Ease: 1/10
Pros: Made with only 3 ingredients in 3 minutes or less.
Cons: It may require a special trip to the store for the juices.
Would I Make This Again? Yes, a light and refreshing cocktail recipe doesn’t get easier than this one!
Sea Breeze Cocktail Ingredients
- Cranberry Juice
- Grapefruit Juice
- Vodka
Sea Breeze Drink Substitutions & Variations
- Vodka – For a flavor variation, try making this cocktail with flavored vodka!
- Sweeten It Up – You can use cranberry cocktail juice instead of 100% cranberry juice for a sweeter cocktail.
- Grapefruit Juice – Storebought is easiest, but if you’re up for going the extra mile, feel free to squeeze fresh grapefruit juice instead.
- Cape Codder – The grapefruit juice can be left out of the recipe altogether to make a Cape Codder Cocktail.
- Large Batch – This can easily be made into a large batch sea breeze cocktail by mixing up multiple drink servings in a pitcher or punch bowl.
- Cocktail Shaker – You can shake this breeze drink in a cocktail shaker to create a ‘sea foam’ that makes for a fun element!
- Frozen Sea Breeze Cocktail – Use your blender to mix up a frozen sea breeze cocktail that has a slushy consistency. Perfect to enjoy on a hot summer day!
- Mocktail Sea Breeze – To sip on a virgin sea breeze, leave the vodka out or replace it with Sprite, lemonade, or club soda.
How To Make A Sea Breeze
- Add ice to a highball glass.
- Pour in the vodka, cranberry juice, and grapefruit juice.
- Stir gently to combine and garnish with a lime wedge!
Rebecca’s Tips
- Use any vodka you already have on hand; no expensive, high-quality brand is needed for this cocktail unless you prefer that.
- This drink can quickly turn into a mocktail by simply leaving the alcohol out of it.
- I opted for 100% cranberry juice to keep its classic tart taste. Ocean Spray is a great brand. However, any brand will get the job done.
- I prefer using Natalie’s brand when it comes to the grapefruit juice, but again, any grapefruit juice from the refrigerator section should be just fine.
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- Frozen Peach Bellini – The classic brunch cocktail gets a frozen twist!
- Red Wine Sangria – A large batch cocktail that’s loaded with fresh fruit!
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- Blue Lagoon Cocktail – A fun, bright blue drink made with only 3 ingredients!
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Sea Breeze Drink
Ingredients
- ice
- 1½ ounces vodka
- 3 ounces cranberry juice see notes
- 2 ounces grapefruit juice we prefer Natalie's brand
- lime wheel for garnish
- maraschino cherry for garnish
Instructions
- Fill a highball glass ¾ full of ice.
- Add 1½ ounces vodka followed by 3 ounces cranberry juice and 2 ounces grapefruit juice.
- Garnish with a lime wheel and maraschino cherry if desired.
Notes
- For a more tart/less sweet version, use 100% cranberry juice. For a sweeter version, use cranberry cocktail juice.
- I prefer to use freshly squeezed or Natalie’s brand grapefruit juice.
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