Sex on the Beach
When it’s time for big summer fun mix up a glass or a pitcher of the most popular and deliciously fruity cocktails around, Sex on the Beach!
Why We Love Sex on the Beach
- A classic drink from the 1980s, this Sex on the Beach recipe is full of fun and sun vibes! Sweet and refreshing, this drink is almost too easy to sip all day long!
- Four ingredients – vodka, peach schnapps, cranberry juice, and orange juice – are all you need to make this sweet flirty drink.
- Make a Sex on the Beach cocktail by the glass or by the pitcher so that you don’t have to interrupt the fun!
Sex on the Beach Ingredients
LIQUOR: To make this cocktail you will need vodka and peach schnapps. The vodka doesn’t necessarily have to be top shelf but pick one you like so that you enjoy your drink even more.
JUICE: You will need cranberry juice and orange juice to make this drink. Fresh squeezed OJ is delicious but a pulp-free bottle of OJ is good too. I like the tart bite of 100% cranberry juice to help cut the sweetness of this drink, but you can use a cranberry juice cocktail if that’s what you have on hand.
GARNISH: Who doesn’t love sweet cherries in their drink? Grab the maraschino cherries and a little orange rind to finish this drink.
How to Make a Sex on the Beach Drink
Jump to RecipeSTEP 1 Fill a cocktail mixing glass halfway with ice. (You can use a mason jar too.) Pour in the vodka, peach schnapps, cranberry juice, and orange juice.
STEP 2 Stir the ingredients together with a bar spoon.
STEP 3 Fill a hurricane glass with ice and strain the cocktail into the glass.
STEP 4 Garnish the drink with as many cherries as you like and an orange slice or orange peel twist and enjoy!
Tips & Tricks
- Fresh-squeezed orange juice is really delicious in this cocktail but if you want to use bottled orange juice that is tasty too! Choose a pulp-free juice so that you don’t have any floaties in your drink.
- Bring in more tropical vibes by using pineapple-orange juice or other orange juice mix.
- Store the juice and liquors in the fridge to keep them chilled to prevent the ice from watering down your cocktail.
- To make a large batch of Sex on the Beach cocktails: add 1 1/2 cups vodka, 1 cup peach schnapps, 1 1/2 cups orange juice, and 1 1/2 cups cranberry juice into a pitcher. Stir that all together and chill in the fridge until you’re ready to serve. Then pour the cocktails over ice and garnish when you’re ready.
Sex on the Beach Recipe FAQ
How do you make a Wetherspoon Sex on the Beach?
Wetherspoons is practically a British institution, where people can gather starting at breakfast and well into the night for cheap food and better yet, cheap drinks. Wetherspoons can be found all across the UK and Ireland, as they have over 900 locations, mostly in themed, wonderfully styled refurbished buildings that were formally banks, hotels, and theaters.
A Sex on the Beach at a Wetherspoons is made with ice, 50 mL of vodka, 25 mL of Archer’s peach schnapps, juice from two freshly squeezed oranges, 50 mL of cranberry juice, and garnished with Maraschino cherries and orange rind.
How many carbs are in Sex on the Beach?
This Sex on the Beach recipe has 16g of carbs per cocktail.
Is Sex on the Beach vegan?
Young adults and grown-up vegans alike can all rejoice that this delicious cocktail is indeed vegan! Most hard liquors are vegan, which makes it easy to enjoy most of your favorite cocktails when out on the town.
Cream-based liqueurs, products with the word honey in the name, and an overwhelming majority of wine are not vegan, however. But who needs all those other liquors when you have the perfect vegan Sex on the Beach cocktail at your fingertips?
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Sex on the Beach
Ingredients
- 1 ½ ounces vodka
- 1 ounce peach schnapps
- 1 ½ ounces orange juice
- 1 ½ ounces cranberry juice
- Ice
- Orange slice for garnish
- Maraschino cherries for garnish
Instructions
- Fill a cocktail mixing glass halfway with ice. Pour in the vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, and cranberry juice. Stir with a bar spoon until combined.
- Fill a hurricane glass with ice. Strain the cocktail into the glass.
- Garnish with an orange slice and cherries. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.