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Sex on the Beach Cocktail Recipe

Vodka
Author: The Bar Team
Two Sex on the Beach cocktails with glacé cherry and orange slice garnishes on a table underneath a palm tree shadow.
Ingredients
Method

The Sex on the Beach is a vibrant, fruity cocktail that has become a classic known around the world. First gaining popularity in the 1980s, this iconic drink combines vodka with Peach Schnapps, orange juice and cranberry for a balanced mix of sweet and citrus flavours. Its layered, sunset-like appearance makes it instantly recognisable, while its balanced flavours and easy-to-make recipe keep it a popular choice for lots of occasions.

What you’ll need

Ingredients

Serves:
1
  • Vodka
    30ml
  • Peach Schnapps
    15ml
  • Cassis
    15ml
  • Fresh orange juice
    40ml
  • Cranberry juice
    40ml
  • Orange wheel
    1
  • Cherries
    2
  • Ice
2.1 units of alcohol per serving

Equipment

  • Highball glass
  • Cocktail shaker
  • Cocktail strainer
  • Skewer
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Method

Ice cubes falling into a cocktail shaker next to a bowl of cherries.

Step 1

Add ice to a cocktail shaker

Colourful liquids are poured into a copper cocktail shaker

Step 2

Add the vodka, Peach Schnapps, cassis, orange juice and cranberry juice to the cocktail shaker

A copper cocktail shaker is shook

Step 3

Shake well until the surface of the shaker feels well chilled

An orange coloured Sex on the Beach cocktail is strained from a cocktail shaker into a highball glass over ice

Step 4

Strain the mixture into a highball glass over fresh ice

Two Sex on the Beach cocktails with orange and cherry garnishes

Step 5

Garnish with a skewered orange wheel and two cherries

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