Bay Breeze


A fruity vodka highball combining cranberry and pineapple for gentle tropical sweetness.


Base spirit
Vodka
Style
Highball
Glassware
Highball glass

The Bay Breeze blends vodka with cranberry and pineapple juice for a soft, tropical-leaning highball. Built directly in the glass, it drinks fuller and sweeter than the Sea Breeze, with pineapple smoothing the cranberry’s tartness. It’s a simple beach drink meant for easy sipping.


A highball of Bay Breeze showing a pink-to-gold gradient with a pineapple leaf garnish.

Ingredients

Servings
  • 2 oz vodka
  • 3 oz cranberry juice
  • 1 oz pineapple juice
  • Pineapple leaf

Did you know?

Modern bar guides note that the Bay Breeze was part of the same family of vodka–cranberry drinks aggressively marketed by juice producers and vodka brands in the midcentury era.

Source:Imbibe; PunchDrink archives

Bartender's Note

Use fresh pineapple juice for better texture and natural sweetness.

How to make the Bay Breeze

  1. 1Fill highball with ice.
  2. 2Add juices and vodka.
  3. 3Stir.
  4. 4Garnish.

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