Whether you're on holiday or have reached the end of a hot day at work and need a treat, summer is here, and we have a delicious, sweet and fruity cocktail just for you!
With Vodka, Peach Schnapps, orange juice, Chambord (or grenadine) and cranberry juice poured over lots of ice, this refreshing beach cocktail will transport you to a Mediterranean beach bar even if you never leave the UK.
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How to Make a Sex on the Beach Cocktail?
Read more about making this fun beach cocktail recipe, including how to make a virgin sex on the beach cocktail and suggestions for delicious extras or alternatives you can use.
Or you can skip straight to the recipe card to get started.Ingredients
To make this refreshing summer cocktail, you'll want to choose the perfect ingredients, from the right alcohol to lovely fresh fruit and fruit juices. These ingredients will make your cocktails extra special!
Fruit Juices
We make a traditional sex on the beach cocktail recipe using cranberry juice and orange juice, we use store-bought juices, but you could use freshly squeezed juices if you prefer. You could also try other fruit juice, like pineapple juice or cherry juice.
Grenadine is a popular ingredient in many cocktails because it adds a deep red-pink hue and a touch of sweetness. In the case of our cocktail, it gives the drink its distinctive colour while also balancing the flavours.
However, if you're looking to increase the alcohol content of your cocktail, you can substitute Chambord for grenadine.
Alcohol
We followed a traditional sex on the beach cocktail recipe and used vodka and peach schnapps.
We also added Chambord, a raspberry liqueur that enhances the overall taste and boosts your drink's potency. Remember that Chambord will slightly alter the colour and flavour profile, but it's a delicious alternative worth trying!
You can use any alcohol brand or peach liqueur as the juice adds sweetness and a fruity taste and hides the liquor flavours, so choose your favourite or go for the budget options.
Alcohol-Free Version
You could skip the alcohol altogether and add peach juice and pineapple juice to the cocktail instead to make a delicious virgin cocktail or 'mocktail' beach drink version.
Fruit
We added a garnish of fresh fruit on a cocktail stick to complete the summery appearance of this beach cocktail. Maraschino cherries, placed on either side of orange slices, looks fantastic.
You could use tropical fruits like pineapple and mango or good old classics like lemon and lime. Frozen fruits could also be used in place of fresh if desired.
Ice
Ice cubes are vital to creating the fun ombre effect that we love in these fantastic fruity cocktail drinks, but crushed ice or frozen fruit could be used instead. If you don't like ice in your drink, you could skip it altogether, but again you won't get that colour separation.
We suggest giving it a mix and combining the colours before drinking anyway, as the flavours are amazing.
Equipment
There isn't much equipment required for this sex on the beach cocktail recipe.
A cocktail shaker would be helpful, though you could use a clean empty bottle to shake the drink inside if you don't have one.
You will also need glasses to serve. We like to use a nice highball glass or hurricane glass with ice.
Instructions
These instructions will give you an amazing sex on the beach cocktail to enjoy.
It takes very little prep time, so you can play bartender for your friends or pretend you're at the beach with a book in no time!
We'll give you an overview here, but you can go straight to the recipe card.Making the yellow mix
Take your peach schnapps and orange juice and, add them to your cocktail shaker, fill it with lots of ice! Mixing the drink well, you'll want to shake this vigorously for at least 10 seconds.
Pour this into a glass and fill it with ice cubes, making sure the ice goes to the top, as it will help get that lovely double-layer drink that looks amazing.
Slowly pour your vodka on top.
Creating the red mix
Take your cocktail shaker and mix your cranberry juice and Chambord, don't forget to leave the ice out this time if you want to achieve that lovely two-layered effect.
Slowly and carefully pour your red mix onto the ice cubes. You want to avoid pouring it directly onto the yellow blend as it will mix too quickly then and combine the colours.
Adding the topping
We threaded a cherry, then an orange wedge and another cherry onto a cocktail stick to garnish. We found these colours complimented the drink wonderfully, and the fruit was tasty with the drink.
Serving Suggestions
Our Sex on the Beach cocktail is a tasty drink to serve at a summer barbecue alongside our delicious suya beef kebabs or zesty Italian chicken drumsticks.
And it goes great with summery foods like our Caprese Salad or King prawn salad.
📖 Step by Step Recipe
Sex on the Beach Cocktail
Equipment
Ingredients
- 50 ml Orange Juice
- 25 ml Peach Schnapps
- lots of Ice cubes
- 25 ml Vodka
- 50 ml Cranberry Juice
- 10 ml Chambord or Grenadine
Optional extras for decoration!
- 1 Orange Wedge
- 2 Maraschino cherry
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker add 50 ml Orange Juice25 ml Peach Schnapps and lots of Ice cubes shake vigorously for 10 seconds.50 ml Orange Juice, 25 ml Peach Schnapps, lots of Ice cubes
- Pour into a glass, then fill the glass with ice to the top.lots of Ice cubes
- Slowly pour 25 ml Vodka on top.25 ml Vodka
- In the cocktail shaker, mix 10 ml Chambord (or Grenadine) and 50 ml Cranberry Juice together.10 ml Chambord, 50 ml Cranberry Juice
- Very carefully and slowly pour the red mix on top of ice cubes (try to avoid pouring on the orange layer) as it will mix to quickly and lose the ombre layered effect!
- Add any topping you like; we chose 1 Orange Wedge with 2 Maraschino cherry, threaded on a cocktail stick.1 Orange Wedge, 2 Maraschino cherry
- Stir all together before drinking!
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Nutrition
Storage Advice
These cocktails are so tasty that we highly doubt there will be any leftovers to store, and they will taste best when fresh. However, you could keep the sex on the beach cocktail in the fridge for up to three days.
FAQ
No, the fruit flavours mask the alcohol taste, so it doesn't taste strong (so be careful about how much you drink!) If you prefer a stronger alcohol flavour, you can play with the measurements to suit you.
Leave out the alcohol and enjoy a delicious virgin cocktail, or Mocktail, as they're commonly known. We would also add a dash of peach juice or tropical juice to enhance the flavours of the orange and cranberry.
We hope you enjoy this sex on the Beach recipe as much as we do! Feel free to leave us a comment below and share your experience or any recipe variations you've tried. Cheers! 🍹
Allyssa
Super loved this! Perfect for summer and dates! Will make it again! It taste really amazing too! Thank you so much for sharing!
Kay
Thanks, Allyssa
This is the perfect summer drink, so glad you liked the cocktail recipe 🙂
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Very good article, I will recommend my friends to pay attention to it
Chichi | MyDiasporaKitchen.com
This cocktail comes together quickly. Easy peasy Love it! Will definitely make it soon.
Julia
Doesn't this look tasty? Wish I could enjoy this right now somewhere on a beach 🙂
Kay
Hi Julia, that makes two of us, but for now, I have to enjoy this in our kitchen in lockdown LOL
Hope you enjoy the cocktail and thanks for the comment 🙂
Biana
This drink is making me think of the beach, such fun colors!
Kay
Thank you, Biana for the comment /rating 🙂
It is true it does remind you of the beach and gives you that holiday feel!
Enjoy!!
Heather
I always wondered how to get the perfect two tone effect! This makes me dream of summer... looks delicious!
Kay
Thanks, Heather for the comment/rating, it's much appreciated 🙂
Hope you enjoy the cocktail
Enjoy!!
Claudia Lamascolo
This drink makes you feel like your in sunshine and we certainly have needed more of that lately great recipe!
Kay
Hi Claudia
Thanks for the comment/rating
You are right it gives you that great sunshine feel, which everyone needs in this current climate 🙂
Enjoy!!
Leslie
I could use a little slice of heaven right now! Take me to the beach, I could definitely use something tropical to cheer me up!
Luke
This summer cocktail will be sure to give you a bit of winter warmth!
Jessie
Such a yummy cocktail and those colors are amazing!
Catherine
Yum!! What a beautifully colourful drink. Going to give this a try over Christmas. 🙂
Luke
Yes a great Christmas and also New Year cocktail idea!
Chloe
I love this cocktail, it makes me feel like it's summer!
Sunrita
A drink like this reminds you that the the sun is shining on the other side of the globe! Perfect to brighten up winter nights too!
Felicia Austin
I add some pineapple juice to mine as well 1/2 OJ and 1/2 Pineapple juice. This is my go to cocktail when we are out and I make them often just like your recipe! Thank you for this now I can save it for whenever I tend to forget something lol.
Kay
Yes, the pineapple juice would be a lovely addition!
Amandalee Jones
10/10, perfect summer drink! Will go amazingly with all this sunny weather we've been having. Yay summer!
Kay
Thanks Amandalee!
Gillian Ratford
Drunk lots of these on our Caribbean cruise loved them. This looks amazing 🏖
Kay
Oh how lovely, Caribbean Cruise? I could do with one of them!