Bay Breeze Drink – Refreshing Classic Cocktail Recipe

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The Bay Breeze is an easy drink to make. This classic cocktail is comprised of vodka, pineapple juice and cranberry juice. It is a great cocktail recipe for any home bartender to have up their sleeve.

Bay Breeze Drink

This refreshing cocktail is considered a spin-off of the Cape Codder, despite not only adding pineapple juice to the drink, but varying greatly on ratios. It is one of many juice based vodka cocktails, and has itself led numerous new cocktail creations, such as the Summer Breeze Cocktail and  Madras drink, both of which I feature here on the blog.

The Bay Breeze is also known as a Downeaster or a Hawaiian Sea Breeze.

What ingredients are in a Bay Breeze?

There is a lot of variation between bar manuals in the ratios used in this cocktail recipe. The three ingredients are always the same though.

According to the International Bartenders Association (IBA) the Bay Breeze is made up of:

• 2 ounces vodka
• 6 ounces cranberry juice
• 1 1/2 ounces pineapple juice

I personally make it more pineapple juice heavy, which is popular among many modern bartenders as well.

• 2 ounces vodka
• 2 ounces cranberry juice
• 4 ounces pineapple juice

Notice the deeper red color of the top example, which has a larger ratio of cranberry juice.

Garnish with pineapple with or without maraschino cherry. Add a paper umbrella if you like 🙂

How do you make a Bay Breeze?

Here is a quick visual guide to how I make a Bay Breeze cocktail. Printable recipe card can be found below.

Pour vodka over ice.

I pour in the cranberry juice next.

Then top off with pineapple juice and shake or stir.

Finally, add your garnish if you want one.

What’s the difference between a Bay Breeze and a Sea Breeze?

The Bay Breeze cocktail features pineapple juice with vodka and cranberry, whereas the Sea Breeze has grapefruit juice rather than pineapple.

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• Tequila Sunrise Punch
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Bay Breeze Recipe

Prep Time

2 mins

Total Time

2 mins

 

How to make a Bay Breeze drink at home. It's easy!

Course: cocktail, Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings: 1

Calories: 217 kcal

Ingredients

• 2 ounces vodka
• 2 ounces cranberry juice
• 4 ounces pineapple juice

Instructions

1. Fill a highball or any tall glass with fresh ice.
2. Pour 2 ounce shot of vodka over the ice.
   

3. Add cranberry.

   
4.  and pineapple juice, then shake or stir.
   
5. Garnish with fruit.
   

Recipe Notes

The nutrition difference between the two versions of the cocktail are negligible. The calorie difference is 4 kcal and the sugar grams are the same. As always nutrition data is an estimate.

Nutrition Facts

Bay Breeze Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 217

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0g 0%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 3mg 0%

Potassium 191mg 5%

Total Carbohydrates 21g 7%

Sugars 18g

Protein 0g 0%

Vitamin C 20.1%

Calcium 1.5%

Iron 1.9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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