The notion of the sea breeze cocktail was born in the 1920s, though gin and grenadine were in the original sea breeze. There are various types of cocktails, based on the number and kind of ingredients added. Greyhound drink history and the origin of the greyhound cocktail. This sea breeze cocktail recipe keeps it simple with vodka, grapefruit, and cranberry. From what i can recall, there were many versions of the sea breeze cocktail, but ocean spray was the one to add cranberry to it. There have been a few different cocktails all going by the name sea breeze over the years. It is an easy, delicious, and refreshing drink that can be mixed up in a minute and is a cocktail recipe that every bartender should know.
How to make the sea breeze cocktail easy vodka cocktails. The sea breeze predates its more famous cranberry cousin, the cosmopolitan which we covered here, by many decades. Best kamikaze cocktail drink recipe how to make kamikaze shots. Indeed, toward the back of the book, in the section entitled coolers, the drink appears as the. Add all the ingredients into a highball glass with ice and stir. Better still, put it in a cooler and head to the beach. Sea breeze cocktail recipe, ingredients and history of a. The cocktail is usually consumed during summer months. It went through a few transformations until a company called ocean breeze came along in the 1950s. See the ingredients, how to make it, view instrucitonal videos, and even email or text it to you phone. When youre stuck in the depths of winter, open up this book for the perfect escape. Aug 19, 2016 like a tropical breeze in cocktail form, this keeps for up to three days in the fridge. A sea breeze is a cocktail containing vodka with cranberry juice and grapefruit juice. Its origins lie with a clever marketing executive at ocean spray, ed gelsthorpe.
It evolved over the years and eventually became a popular drink in the 70s made with vodka and fruit juices. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Sadie whites summer job isnt going to be on the currently reading. Back then, it looked a little from the version we have today. The cocktail as we know it today comes from a recipe booklet distributed by ocean spray to get cranberrys to be popular again. Nov 30, 2014 the first published definition of the cocktail appeared in an editorial response in the balance and columbian repository of 1806. Directions place the vodka and juices in a plastic container, cover with a lid and shake until combined. Sea breeze cocktail punch is an easy cocktail that can be made for a crowd.
If you cant actually feel the breezes off the iconic amalfi coast, the least we can do is offer this cocktail recipe to tide you over until summer. Place the vodka and juices in a plastic container, cover with a lid and shake until combined. The sea breeze, an easy vodka cocktail, is great for beginners and flavorful for experts. Apr 26, 20 this makes the sea breeze a drink to add to your growing list of classic cocktails.
The sea breeze is a simple cocktail, just an easy pour and stir drink, but has a unique flavor thanks to a magic ingredient. Sea breeze cocktail how to make a sea breeze cocktail. They even participated in the release of a new spirit product called tropico not to be confused with todays bacardi tropico that was a blend of. It is one of those classic vodka long drinks that rely on freshness and simplicity.
Be sure to purchase a copy of the parks new history book, written by author and amusement park historian jim futrell. Right after this i went on a binge and read all of her books within like 3 weeks. The 1920s version of the sea breeze contained gin and grenadine. Sep 09, 2019 history of the seabreeze cocktail although the seabreeze cocktail is a common drink, it comes with a rich history and has changed quite a bit throughout the years. Craddock also added soda water and garnished with mint. Fill each glass half full with ice and pour in the drink mixture. Apr 02, 2018 the greyhound cocktail recipe can be found here seems simple enough, but it is sort of is amazing to think about all of the circumstances that resulted in the first greyhound that was made. Created by the experts at pallini, the amalfi breeze cocktail combines traditional italian limoncello with the tang of citrus vodka and the sweetness of cranberries. A delicious cocktail recipe for the seabreeze cocktail with cranberry juice, russian standard vodka and grapefruit juice. This is a vodka based summer containing fruit juices like cranberry and grapefruit served in a highball glass with a slice of lime as garnish. The seagram seabreeze of seagrams golden gin and tonic was cited in 1954.
History of the seabreeze cocktail although the seabreeze cocktail is a common drink, it comes with a rich history and has changed quite a bit throughout the years. The first point it illustrates is the issue of cocktail names. The margarita can loosely be categorised as being a tequila sour, a tequila sidecar or a tequila daisy, but it is now such a wellknown and popular drink that it has become a category of cocktail in itself with numerous variations. The sea breeze drink is definitely an eightiesstyle drink but since i grew up in the eighties not drinking however, just watching all the adults drink, of course it seems fitting to bring them back to modern times. The sea breeze was traces its heritage back to the 1950s, when vodkas popularity increased exponentially. Plant your beach umbrella and enjoy this simple drink. You dont have to use a cocktail shaker, but i prefer to. There is a history in this cocktail that spans the entire globe.
I made a salty dog cocktail, which is grapefruit with vodka and a salted rim. This version of a sea breeze is by david moo, the owner of quarter bar in brooklyn. That is before we even talk about the spirit in the cocktail. Sea breeze cocktail recipe how to make a sea breeze. I cap the shaker and shake the sea breeze cocktail 20 times. Sea breeze cocktail recipe ina garten food network. Imagine lying on the sand, the last few rays of sun warming your torso. Then, i grab my faithful rocks glass and empty the whole shaker in the glass. The sea breeze is part of a collection of great tasting vodka and fruit juice drinks. It really could not be easier to mix up a sea breeze.
Cocktail is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water and bitters. This recipe originally appeared as part of the inside story of the sea breeze cocktail on. It is this definition of ingredients that we continue to use when referring to the ideal cocktail. The margarita even has its own day, margarita day which falls on the. The traditional garnish for a sea breeze is a slice of lime. The drink may be shaken in order to create a foamy surface. Amalfi breeze cocktail recipe eataly magazine eataly. The bay breeze is a simple mixed drink that brings the tropical taste of pineapple into the popular mix of vodka and cranberry. I love all fur of those things, plus the name sea breeze makes me think of the beach.
It will open up your eyes and your tbr list will grow. The first mention of a sea breeze i could find came from the prohibition era. Finding history on the sea breeze is tough because the cocktail we typically think of as the sea breeze wasnt the original. Sep 01, 2017 today were going to show you how to make the sea breeze cocktail recipe using vodka.
Ingredients 40 ml vodka 120 ml cranberry juice 30 ml grapefruit juice. Its the perfect story for a day at the beach or poolside while sipping your favorite summer cocktail. In a tall tumbler, add the juice of half a lemon, two dashes of grenadine and equal parts apricot brandy and dry gin over ice. Today were going to show you how to make the sea breeze cocktail recipe using vodka. Dharmag september 2016 sea breeze cocktail recipe, ingredients and history of a classic vodka long drink. A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink, which is either a combination of spirits, or one or more spirits mixed with other ingredients such as fruit juice, flavored syrup, or cream. Get this allstar, easytofollow sea breeze cocktail recipe from ina garten. And for those of us who came up in that decade, you know well that the vodka, cranberry and grapefruit concoction, along with its brat pack bar brethrenthe bay breeze, cape codder and malibu. If you took an informal poll of people who like to drink for fairly welladjusted social reasons on the topic of which decade marks the birth of the sea breeze, the general consensus would be the 80s. The sea breeze, an easy vodka cocktail, is great for beginners. Oct 01, 2014 how to make a sea breeze cocktail for full cocktail recipe details visit. Mix cranberry and grapefruit juices, add vodka and serve over ice cubes was cited in print in 1965. Marketing by absolut vodka and ocean spray helped drive this cocktails popularity throughout the 1990s but the seabreeze may have originated in the 1980s or even 1960s along with the harpoon.
In the 1930s, a sea breeze had gin, apricot brandy, grenadine, and lemon juice. The cocktail originated in the late 1920s, however, the recipe wasnt quite what it is today. The cocktail was born in the late 1920s, but the recipe was different from the one used today, as gin and grenadine were used in the original sea breeze. The traditional glass for a sea breeze is a highball glass. Travel with me to the nearest beach with the aptly named sea breeze cocktail. Justin shiels as it turns out, that simple 123 cocktail was actually a rubyhued riff on something else.
Its an extremely popular cocktail and incredibly simple to make. Method build all ingredients in a highball glass filled with ice. Like a tropical breeze in cocktail form, this keeps for up to three days in the fridge. Its loaded with photos and text that tell the story of this landmark attraction. Jan moran two sisters at a changing point in their lives travel to a victorian house. In summer, its worth investigating a cocktail that is light. Fill each glass half full with ice and pour in the drink. There are supposed to be additional books in this series. A simple vodka cocktail, the sea breeze is an easy recipe of vodka, grapefruit, and cranberry that is refreshing, cheap, and great for any. Oct 05, 2018 kamikazes are up there with such drinking institutions as the sex on the beach cocktail, jager bombs, and jello shots.
Although various drinks have borne the name sea breeze or seabreeze over the years, the definitive sea breeze is the recipe that became a rite of passage for anyone growing up in late 60s or early 70s america. One of the drink recipes i came across was a sea breeze cocktail, made with lime, cranberry, grapefruit, and vodka. Serve in a tall glass and garnish with lime for a taste of summer. Indeed, toward the back of the book, in the section entitled coolers, the drink appears as the sea breeze cooler. Blend vodka, cranberry juice and grapefruit juice to make a classic sea breeze cocktail. It seems to have started life in the 1920s life as a gin and grenadine cocktail until being hijacked by ocean spray marketers in the 1950s as they tried to build their business. How to make a sea breeze cocktail for full cocktail recipe details visit. This makes the sea breeze a drink to add to your growing list of classic cocktails. The history behind the sea breeze cocktail south lyndale. The first published definition of the cocktail appeared in an editorial response in the balance and columbian repository of 1806. Greg boehm, an avid bar book and manual collector whose companies mud puddle books and cocktail kingdom reprint rare bar books, has amassed a collection of more than 2,400 books over the past 14 years. Best kamikaze cocktail drink recipe how to make kamikaze.
According to imbibe magazine, only 40,000 cases of vodka were sold in 1950 in the united states, but by 1955, that number had increased to four million. By the 1930s it became the sea breeze cooler with gin, apricot brandy, grenadine, lemon juice and mint sprig garnish. Sea breeze cocktail is a light, refreshing drink, just perfect for a day at the beach. A sea breeze cocktail of grenadine, brandy, gin and lemon was cited in a 1937 cocktail book. Mar 05, 2020 you dont have to use a cocktail shaker, but i prefer to. The the sea breeze rapidly followed, as did the bay breeze vodka, cranberry and pineapple and the madras vodka, cranberry and orange. A bit of adventure, a bit of mystery, and some romance to top it off. Seabreeze park be sure to purchase a copy of the parks new history book, written by author and amusement park historian jim futrell. How to make a sea breeze cocktail the kitchen magpie. It has just the right amount of heat and steam to warm you on the coldest day. I had grapefruit juice leftover and did some googling to find out what i could make to use it up.
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