Sex on the Beach

Sex on the Beach

IBA Official Cocktail
Sex on the Beach
Type	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume	Vodka
Served	On the rocks; poured over ice
Standard garnish	orange slice
Standard drinkware	Highball glass
IBA specified ingredients*	4 cl Vodka 2 cl Peach schnapps 4 cl Orange juice 4 cl Cranberry juice
Preparation	Build all ingredients in a highball glass filled with ice. Garnish with orange slice.
* Sex on the Beach recipe at International Bartenders Association

Sex on the Beach is a cocktail that has many variations.

General types

There are two general types of the cocktail:

• The first type is made from vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, and cranberry juice. This is an International Bartenders Association Official Cocktail.
• The second type is made from vodka, Chambord, Midori Melon Liqueur, pineapple juice, and cranberry juice. This type is listed in the Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide.^[1]

The drink is built over ice in a highball glass and garnished with orange slice.^[2] Sometimes they are mixed in smaller amounts and served as a shooter.

Variations

Several variations are sometimes referred to by the same name:

• Hard Rock Cafe's recipe is based on the second form, calling for vodka, Midori, Chambord, lemon juice, pineapple juice and sugar syrup, shaken and strained over ice into a Collins glass.
• Other variations use both orange juice and pineapple juice.
• Coconut rum is often substituted for the vodka.
• Grenadine is sometimes used in place of cranberry juice, especially in locales where cranberry juice is hard to come by.
• Amaretto is sometimes added for extra flavor.
• Sex on the Beach is often made as a shooter by using half vodka, half peach schnapps and a bit of grenadine.
• Yet another variation of the basic Vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, & cranberry juice recipe is the addition of apple schnapps. This recipe can be served as either a cocktail or a shooter.

Some derivative variations have their own names:

• "Sex on Fire" is Sex on the Beach with Fireball Cinnamon Whisky in place of the vodka.
• A "Woo Woo" is Sex on the Beach without orange juice.^[3]
• The alcohol-free variation is sometimes referred to as "Safe Sex on the Beach" or "Virgins on the Beach".^[4]

References

1. Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide (67th ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley. 2008. ISBN 978-0-470-39065-8.
2. "IBA recipe". Iba-world.com. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
3. Kester Thompson (2011). Cocktails, Cocktails, and More Cocktails. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-60734-423-0.
4. Suzi Parker (2005). 1000 Best Bartender Recipes. p. 534. ISBN 978-1-4022-0547-7.

External links

• Media related to Sex on the beach (cocktail) at Wikimedia Commons
• IBA official cocktail recipe