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Sex on the Beach in a highball glass

Sex on the Beach

A fruity, colorful cocktail from the 1980s that became a party staple.

FruitySweetTropical

Ingredients

  • Vodka1.5 oz (45 ml)
  • Peach Schnapps0.5 oz (15 ml)
  • Orange Juice1.5 oz (45 ml)
  • Cranberry Juice1.5 oz (45 ml)

How to make it

  1. Build in a highball glass over ice.
  2. Stir gently.

Glass: Highball

May contain: Gluten. Always check your own bottles.

History

Sex on the Beach is a fruity vodka, peach schnapps, cranberry and orange-juice drink reputedly created in Florida around 1987, when a brand sales contest rewarded selling the most peach schnapps. Its racy name and spring-break associations made it an emblem of 1980s and 90s nightlife.

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