Sex On The Beach Drinkrn

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This refreshing, fruity sex on the beach drink is the ideal adult beverage to enjoy on a hot summer day.

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Sex On The Beach Drink Ingredients
Substitutions And Additions
How To Make This Sex On The Beach Drink Recipe
How To Serve
Storage
Frequently Asked Questions
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Fruity and fun, this classic sex-on-the-beach drink is packed with delicious tropical flavors. A mixture of cranberry juice, orange juice, grenadine, vodka, and peach schnapps makes this drink a sweet and refreshing choice.

Sex On The Beach Drink Ingredients

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The tangy cranberry juice and citrusy orange juice both bring plenty of fruity flavor to this tasty cocktail, while the vodka and peach schnapps give it a grown-up kick, making it the ideal summer cocktail.

And, of course, you can never go wrong with an orange slice and cherry to fancy up your drink a bit.

You’ll need:

1 cup of ice
1½ ounces of cranberry juice cocktail
½ ounce of grenadine
1½ ounces of vodka
½ ounce of peach schnapps
1½ ounces of 100% pulp-free orange juice (not from concentrate)
Slice of orange that has been cut in half (I use navel oranges), garnish
1 maraschino cherry with stem, garnish

PRO TIP:

You can use the fresh navel orange as the juice for this fruity cocktail drink. I suggest slicing off a piece for your garnish prior to juicing your orange. You will have some pulp in your drink if you are using fresh-squeezed juice.

Substitutions And Additions

VODKA: Keep your vodka simple for this drink. You want to use at least a mid-grade vodka variety. It does not need to be top shelf as it is being mixed with the fruit drinks.

CRANBERRY JUICE: Make sure you use a cranberry juice cocktail (not 100% juice with no sugar added), as this drink requires a higher sugar content to allow the red layer to stay separated from the orange layer.

As a rule, the higher sugar liquids tend to sink, and the less sugar ones tend to blend quicker.

How To Make This Sex On The Beach Drink Recipe

Follow our instructions below to create the pretty layers featured in this drink. Garnish your glass and enjoy!

STEP ONE: Fill a 10-ounce tall (highball) glass with ice (approximately 1 cup).

STEP TWO: Start layering your drink in the ice-filled glass by first adding the cranberry juice cocktail, followed by the grenadine, vodka, and peach schnapps.

cranberry, juice cocktail, grenadine, vodka, and peach schnapps layer on in the tall glass

STEP THREE: When adding the orange juice, you will want to slowly pour the orange juice into the glass, being careful not to mix the layers as much as possible.

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Use a paring knife to cut a little slit in the bottom of the cherry and the orange slice so that they sit firmly on the edge of the glass.

STEP FOUR: Garnish the rim of the glass with a slice of orange and the maraschino cherry.

PRO TIP:

You can add a colorful straw to the glass and give your sex on the beach drink a stir with the straw to combine the layers before enjoying your drink.

Garnish rim with a slice of an orange and cherry

How To Serve

Our delicious sex-on-the-beach cocktail recipe is the perfect drink to serve all your friends at summer parties this year.

Don’t forget a few appetizers, including our cucumber bites, pineapple salsa, and fruit salsa with cinnamon chips.

For those looking for non-alcoholic mocktails, our Shirley Temple and blue lagoon mocktail are two colorful choices.

If you are a fan of fruity drinks, don’t forget to check out our watermelon cocktail and strawberry lemonade cocktail too.

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Storage

IN THE FRIDGE: This fun cocktail needs to be enjoyed immediately. It won’t keep for any length of time in the fridge.

IN THE FREEZER: We don’t recommend freezing this delicious drink. It is best made fresh.

a close-up shot of a Sex On The Beach Drink in a tall glass

Add this great cocktail to your bartending menu, and it is sure to keep you refreshed through the summer months. The fruity, colorful layered look of this sweet sex-on-the-beach drink will impress anyone you serve it to.

Frequently Asked Questions

Could I make a non-alcoholic version of this classic cocktail?

If you would like to make a virgin sex on the beach drink, you could try adding peach nectar in place of the peach schnapps and leaving out the vodka.

Can I make this sex-on-the-beach recipe ahead of time?

This alcoholic beverage won’t keep well as the ice will melt and water it down. It is best to make it right when you are ready to enjoy it.

What type of glass is best for this recipe for sex on the beach drink?

You can use any glass you prefer for this popular drink, but we tend to like to use a tall glass such as a highball glass or Collins glass for this easy cocktail.

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