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Sea Breeze in a highball, drawn with its ingredient layers

Sea Breeze recipe

IBA officialBuiltHighballCubed ice8% ABV170 kcal

The Sea Breeze is a built vodka cocktail, made with vodka, cranberry juice and grapefruit juice, served in a highball over ice. It is citrusy. It is an official IBA cocktail, in Contemporary Classics.

Strength: about 7.5% ABV in the glass, roughly 13 g of alcohol and about 170 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

A 1980s vodka, cranberry and grapefruit update of an older gin drink.

Sea Breeze ingredients

Vodka40 ml (1¼ oz)
Cranberry juice120 ml (4 oz)
Grapefruit juice30 ml (1 oz)

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make a Sea Breeze

  1. Fill a highball with ice.
  2. Pour the ingredients in order, topping last.
  3. Lift once gently with a barspoon.
  4. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Glass
Highball
Ice
Cubed
Garnish
Lime wedge
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Sea Breeze: quick answers

How strong is a Sea Breeze?
About 7.5% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 13 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Sea Breeze?
About 170 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Sea Breeze served in?
A highball, over ice cubes.
How many ingredients does a Sea Breeze have?
3 in total: vodka, cranberry juice and grapefruit juice. Simple enough to make at home.

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