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3 Sea Breeze Drink Recipe Variations

Posted on April 26, 2013 | Comments Off

Many of us have come to know the Sea Breeze drink as one of the more popular drinks of the 70’s. But did you know the Sea Breeze was really a Prohibition Era recipe born in the late 1920s? This makes the Sea Breeze a drink to add to your growing list of classic cocktails.

Sea Breeze Cooler & Galliano Breeze

The 1920s version of the Sea Breeze contained gin and grenadine. By the 1930s it became the Sea Breeze Cooler with gin, apricot brandy, grenadine, lemon juice and mint sprig garnish. I’ve seen internet chatter of a later version of the Sea Breeze using Galliano and Blue Curacao, but I’ve been unable to find an exact recipe. However, I did find a Galliano Breeze on Italian Food that you might find interesting.

We know how to make the modern day version of the Sea Breeze, so let’s talk about how to convert it for low calorie consumption.

Low Calorie Ocean Breeze

The Sea Breeze drink is a simple three ingredient cocktail. This makes flavor substitution a breeze for low calorie drink recipes. Take advantage of superbly crafted vodka flavor infusions for quick, low calorie cocktails. Rely on fresh squeezed fruit juice and low calorie bottled fruit juices.

Ocean Breeze – created by Cheri Loughlin

1 ounce Ruby Red Grapefruit Vodka

3 ounces Light Cranberry Juice

1/2 ounce Fresh Grapefruit Juice

Grapefruit Wedge Garnish – optional

Combine liquids in highball glass over fresh ice. Garnish with small grapefruit wedge if desired. – Approximately 88 calories (I used Charbay Vodka while creating this cocktail, but use the brand you like the best.) Find calorie counts for some spirits and mixers in the Counting Calories chart found on this site.

The Sea Breeze drink recipe is a member of the New England Highball family of recipes. It enjoys company with the Cape Cod or Cape Codder, Bay Breeze, Madras, Sex on the Beach, Woo Woo and a few other off-shoot drink recipes. These drinks are ideally shaken over ice to create a foamy surface on the top of the drink before serve. Perhaps this is a reminder of the surface of the sea.

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Tagged 3 Ingredient Cocktail, Apricot Brandy, Blue Curacao, Charbay Vodka, Classic Cocktails, Cranberry Juice, Galliano, Galliano Breeze, Gin, Grapefruit Juice, Grapefruit Vodka, Grenadine, Low Calorie Cocktail, Lower Calorie, New England Highballs, Ocean Breeze, Sea Breeze, Sea Breeze Cooler

Easy Breezy New England Highballs

Posted on November 14, 2010 | 1 Comment

New England rounds out a family of drinks that build one upon another in a never ending circle of cocktail recipes limited only by juice availability and one’s imagination. The New England Highball recipes are the perfect way to settle in for game day since the drink recipes are quick build and deliciously easy to soothe even the most temperamental of football fans.

Designating drinks within families is ingenious as it cleverly breaks down an entire way of learning mixology and how cocktails are designed. The book, Joy of Mixology, breaks down the classification of many families. Learn the families and building cocktails will fall into place a little easier. In the case of the New England Highballs, mastering one, the Cape Cod or Cape Codder, will make the rest a breeze, walk in the park or day at the beach – something like that anyway. You’ll get the picture in a minute.

The Cape Codder is most often ordered simply as a vodka cranberry, so we’ll keep it nice and simple. Use measurements specific to your own taste.

Cape Codder or Cape Cod

2 parts Vodka

3 parts Cranberry Juice

Squeeze Fresh Lime – optional

Place ice in highball glass. Add vodka and cranberry juice. Squeeze fresh lime over top and drop in. Stir.

Master the Cape Codder and the rest is a breeze…

Sea Breeze

2 parts Vodka

3 parts Cranberry Juice

1-1/2 parts Grapefruit Juice

Squeeze Fresh Lime – optional

Place ice in highball glass. Add vodka, cranberry juice and grapefruit juice. Squeeze fresh lime over top and drop in. Stir.

Bartenders often make the mistake of substituting vodka for rum with the Bay Breeze, but this is the trickster of the bunch.

Bay Breeze

2 parts Light Rum

1-1/2 parts Cranberry Juice

1-1/2 parts Pineapple Juice

Place ice in highball glass. Add vodka, cranberry juice and pineapple juice. Stir.

It is unbelievable the difference it will make in your drink if you take the time to squeeze a fresh orange for the juice.

Madras

2 parts Vodka

3 parts Cranberry Juice

2 parts Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice

Place ice in highball glass. Add vodka, cranberry juice and fresh squeezed orange juice. Stir.

Ah, who hasn’t longed for Sex on the Beach? While this one is within the family of New England Highballers it is a bit different in that it is built in a cocktail shaker and strained back into an iced highball glass. The basic Sex on the Beach recipe is listed below.

Sex on the Beach

2 parts Vodka

1/2 Part Peachtree Schnapps

1-1/2 part Cranberry Juice

1-1/2 part Orange Juice

Place all liquids in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill until frothy. Strain into highball glass over fresh ice.

Lastly is the Woo Woo, otherwise known as a Pierced Navel. This would be due to its close relation to the Fuzzy Navel. There is also a Tequila Woo Woo that is more popular than the regular version. It is made in the same proportions only swapping out the vodka for tequila. Try them both to find a personal favorite.

Woo Woo

2 parts Vodka

1/2 part Peach Schnapps

2-1/2 parts Cranberry Juice

Place ice in highball glass. Add vodka, peach schnapps and cranberry juice. Stir.

It was a breeze, a walk on the beach…Woo Woo! We’re done.

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All opinions, reviews and spirits’ coverage contained within are the personal opinion and decision of Cheri Loughlin, The Intoxicologist.

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Putting the Squeeze on the Traditional Fuzzy Navel

Posted on May 28, 2010 | Leave a comment

The 2 ingredient Classic Screwdriver can be made into a Fuzzy Navel by adding one ingredient {peach schnapps} ~ photo by Cheri Loughlin, The Intoxicologist

The Fuzzy Navel is a long standing favorite in the long list of popular drinks, cocktails and shot recipes. This easily made three ingredient recipe takes very little time to prepare. The Fuzzy Navel tip-toes the line of sexy summer sippers with its sun kissed sweetness and peach flavor.

This summer favorite is also a member of the New England Highballs family. Imagine a Screwdriver with peach schnapps thrown into the mix. Instant Fuzzy Navel. Easy! Add cranberry juice and it would be a Sex on the Beach long drink. The adjustment is in measurements.

Traditionally the Fuzzy Navel recipe uses plain vodka, peach schnapps and purchased orange juice. That is the quickest, easiest way to make the drink. For fuller flavor and fresher taste change the recipe up a bit. Use peach or citrus flavored vodka, fresh squeezed orange juice and a dash or few of classic or peach bitters.

Fuzzy Navel Recipe

Classic Fuzzy Navel is a sexy summer sipper. Use fresh squeezed orange juice, peach vodka and add a few dashes of classic or peach bitters for summery, lush fruit flavor. ~ recipe adaption and photo by Mixologist Cheri Loughlin, The Intoxicologist

Fuzzy Navel – recipe adapted by Cheri Loughlin, The Intoxicologist

1-3/4 ounce Stoli Peachik

1/2 ounce DeKuyper Peach Schnapps

Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice (approximately 2 small oranges)

2 Dashes Classic Bitters

Fresh Lemon Twist Garnish

Fill highball glass with ice. Add vodka and liqueur. Top with fresh squeezed orange juice. Add healthy dashes of bitters. Garnish with fresh lemon twist over top to glean essential oils.

Peach flavored vodka brings an added layer of depth to the peach schnapps. The peach flavor is full and lush. Fresh squeezed orange juice might seem like extra effort and an additional step in the process, but it is well worth it. The Fuzzy Navel flavor comes across lighter like summer breezes. Bitters zap the tiniest bit of sweetness off the drink so the Fuzzy Navel bursts with wonderful flavor layering. The taste is fruit rather than just sugared sweetness.