Sea Breeze or in other words “Sea Breeze” is a refreshing alcoholic cocktail with unobtrusive bitterness and astringent taste, based on a combination of sweet-sour juices and strong alcohol. To make this cocktail, you need to mix the ingredients using the build method in a glass or glass. This is one of the simplest cocktails, which is suitable for cooking at home, and also removes thirst well.
History of creation
“Sea breeze” belongs to the Long cocktail category - such cocktails are drunk for a long time, not in one gulp, and straws are usually used.
In the 30s of the last century, the first mention of this cocktail appeared, but instead of vodka, gin was included in the original recipe. What explains this? In the USA, the birthplace of the cocktail, vodka was not very common at that time, and there were no other similar drinks at all. In addition, the method of preparing the Sea Breeze cocktail was even simpler than it is now: gin was simply mixed with ice and grenadine. That is why it quickly gained popularity in the United States, and its price was very attractive. Quite quickly, the Sea Breeze cocktail spreads around the world, and in 1974, the International Barmen Association (IBA) decided to include it in the top ten best cocktails of that era.
Title
The name of the cocktail was given by one journalist who first tried it in New York at a closed club. At that time, the United States had a “dry” law, so the journalist could not publicly describe the recipe on the pages of the newspaper, but he found a solution: he described it as a “cocktail that makes you feel the coastal sea wind.” It was after this publication that the drink became known as the Sea Breeze.
The cocktail gained great popularity also due to the cinema: the drink appeared in such films as “French Kiss” and “Woman's Smell”.
Classic recipe
Let's get acquainted with the classic recipe for the cocktail "Sea Breeze", for this we need:
- 200 grams of ice;
- 120 ml cranberry juice;
- 30 ml of grapefruit juice;
- 40 ml of vodka;
- 1 slice of lime.
If we replace vodka with gin, we get an original cocktail recipe, and if we take whiskey as a basis, we get the “South Sea Breeze”.
- Fill a glass (best high collins) with ice.
- Add vodka with grapefruit juice.
- Pour cranberry juice into a glass, and then gently mix with a spoon. It is cranberry juice that gives a refreshing bright fruity taste and a slightly bitter nuance. The effect of alcohol is neutralized by grapefruit juice, which allows you to enjoy gatherings with friends and at the same time maintain a sober mind.
- Decorate on top with mint or a slice of lime (which symbolizes the sail).
- Serve with a straw.
And if you decide to prepare a non-alcoholic version of the drink, then you just need to remove the alcohol from the ingredients.
Options
No. 1. An improved version of the cocktail.
The "sea breeze" can be "modernized" - it is allowed to cook it in multilayer. To do this, you need to put ice in a glass, pour alcohol and carefully add cranberry juice using a bar spoon. Gently pour grapefruit juice on the resulting layer. As a decoration, it is suggested to use a pineapple circle.
No. 2. Sea Breeze with liquor and champagne.
To make such a cocktail, you will need:
- ice - 5-7 cubes;
- orange liquor - 60 ml;
- lemon - 2 slices;
- refined sugar - 2 cubes;
- champagne - 400 ml;
- lemon juice - 40 ml.
The glass is filled with ice cubes, refined, orange liquor and lemon juice are added there. All this is mixed, chilled champagne is added to the resulting composition. You can decorate with a circle of lime, orange or lemon.
No. 3. “Sea breeze” with chili pepper and salt.
To prepare this drink you will need: salt, chili pepper, 60 ml of vodka, grapefruit and cranberry juice in the same proportions (60 ml each).
All of the above ingredients are mixed in a glass. Chili pepper and salt will add an exquisite special taste to the cocktail, but this option is not for everybody. The components must be placed on the rim of the glass. A slice of lemon, orange or lime can serve as a decoration.