Sex on the Beach
IBA official cocktail
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Sex on the Beach
Type Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume
  • Vodka
Served On the rocks; poured over ice
Standard garnish orange slice
Standard drinkware
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Highball glass
IBA specified
ingredientsdagger
  • 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.
dagger Sex on the Beach recipe at International Bartenders Association

A Sex on the Beach is an alcoholic cocktail containing vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice and cranberry juice. The cocktail is usually consumed during summer months. It is an IBA Official Cocktail.

There are several stories claiming to describe the origin of the Sex on the Beach. One claims that the cocktail originated in Florida, USA in the spring of 1987 coinciding with the introduction of peach schnapps. A bartender at Confetti's Bar devised the drink and gave it the name in a nod to the many tourists visiting Florida's beaches each spring.

General types

There are two general types of the cocktail:

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

Variations

Several variations are sometimes referred to by the same name:

Some derivative variations have their own names: