Sea Breeze Cocktail Recipe (with Easy Step-by-Step Video)

Just like Barbie’s perfect beach day (minus Ken’s drama), this Sea Breeze cocktail brings all the coastal vibes to your glass! 🏖️ Time to channel your inner beach goddess and mix up this refreshingly perfect drink.

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Sea Breeze Cocktail

Recipe by Julian Solorzano

5.0 from 1 vote

The Sea Breeze is a classic cocktail that combines vodka with grapefruit and cranberry juices, creating a refreshing and balanced drink with both sweet and tart notes, perfect for warm weather sipping.

Course: Highball GlassCuisine: Classic CocktailDifficulty: Easy

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Servings

1

servings

Calories

300

kcal

Total time

2

minutes

Ingredients

• 2 Ounces Blue shark Vodka

• 3 Ounces Fresh grapefruit juice

• 3 Ounces Cranberry juice

• 1 Piece lime wedge for garnish and/or cherry

Directions

• Fill a highball glass with fresh ice cubes until completely full.
• Pour the vodka over the ice.
• Add the fresh grapefruit juice.
• Top with cranberry juice.
• Gently stir the mixture with a bar spoon for about 10 seconds to combine and chill.
• Garnish with a fresh lime wedge or optional cherry

Equipment

• A Bar Above Stainless Steel Long Bar Spoons (Gold)Buy this spoon here
• Luigi Bormioli Highball Cocktail GlassBuy it here

Recipe Video

Notes

• For the best flavor, always use freshly squeezed grapefruit juice rather than bottled alternatives.
• If you prefer a sweeter drink, try using ruby red grapefruit juice instead of white grapefruit juice.
• This cocktail can be batched for parties – simply multiply the ingredients by the number of servings and mix in a pitcher.

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The Coastal Classic

The Sea Breeze emerged during the 1950s but gained real popularity in the 1970s when Ocean Spray began promoting cranberry juice cocktails. Originally, the recipe was quite different, using gin and grenadine instead of vodka and cranberry juice.

Today’s Sea Breeze has become a staple of beach bars worldwide, representing the perfect balance of tart and sweet. It’s considered part of the “breeze” family of cocktails, alongside the Bay Breeze and Palm Breeze.

Best Ingredients for a Sea Breeze:

Vodka

• Blue Shark Vodka (the original choice)
• Grey Goose (my personal favorite for this cocktail)
• Belvedere
• Ketel One

Juice

• Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice (the classic choice)
• Lakewood Organic Pure Grapefruit Juice
• Simply Grapefruit (excellent fresh alternative)

Final Thoughts

Whether you’re lounging by the pool or dreaming of your next beach vacation, this Sea Breeze cocktail is your ticket to paradise! With the perfect balance of premium vodka and fresh citrus, it’s impossible to go wrong with this refreshing classic. Bonus points if you serve it during sunset!