Hawaiian Sea Breeze recipe

Vodka, pineapple juice and cranberry juice, built over ice in a highball glass, garnished with a wedge of lime.

  • 2 mins total
  • 4 ingredients
  • Highball glass

What Ingredients do you need to make a Hawaiian Sea Breeze?

Vodka

We compared 12 different brands of Vodka and determined that Smirnoff was the overall best option. Given the current climate with Russia, that may seem like a questionable choice, but Smirnoff isn’t made in Russia, it’s made all over the world.

It actually has a history of Russian persecution and the creators were forced to flee Russia.

Pineapple Juice

Pineapple Juice is a great mixer for cocktails because it’s tasty and packs a big punch in the flavour department.

In cocktails, Pineapple Juice is often used in more exotic, summer cocktails to help set those pool-side vibes.

And it works great!

For Pineapple Juice, we recommend:

Cranberry Juice

As you’d expect, Cranberry Juice is made out of Cranberries – but it also contains sugar and other fruit juices.

The Cranberry is a fruit native to North America and is recognised for its bright red colour, tart taste, and its sheer versatility.

Cranberries can be used to make a whole host of things:

  • Cranberry Juice
  • Cranberry Sauce
  • Frozen Cranberries
  • Various dietary supplements that contain Cranberry extract.

For Cranberry Juice, we recommend:

What Equipment do you need to make a Hawaiian Sea Breeze?

Highball Glass

Highball Glasses are the most common glasses in the cocktail world. You can put most cocktails in there from the Long Island Iced Tea to a Bay Breeze.

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Recipe card

Hawaiian Sea Breeze

Prep
1 min
Making
1 min
Total
2 mins
Serves
1
Glass
Highball glass

Ingredients

Drinks

Makes 1 drink.

Method

  1. Add ice, vodka, pineapple juice, and cranberry juice to a highball glass.
  2. Garnish with a wedge of lime.

Hawaiian Sea Breeze FAQs

What Ingredients do you need to make a Hawaiian Sea Breeze?

To make a Hawaiian Sea Breeze, you need 40ml / 1.4oz vodka, 30ml / 1oz pineapple juice and 120ml / 4.1oz cranberry juice, plus a wedge of lime to garnish. There’s more about vodka, pineapple juice and cranberry juice above.

What Equipment do you need to make a Hawaiian Sea Breeze?

You’ll need a highball glass.

What alcohol is in a Hawaiian Sea Breeze?

The only alcohol in a Hawaiian Sea Breeze is vodka: 40ml / 1.4oz.

Is a Hawaiian Sea Breeze shaken or stirred?

Neither. A Hawaiian Sea Breeze is built straight in a highball glass: pour the ingredients over ice and serve. No shaker needed.

What glass is a Hawaiian Sea Breeze served in?

Serve a Hawaiian Sea Breeze in a highball glass.

How do you garnish a Hawaiian Sea Breeze?

Garnish a Hawaiian Sea Breeze with a wedge of lime.

How do I make a Hawaiian Sea Breeze for a group?

The recipe makes one drink. Multiply every measure by the number of drinks you want: for 4, you’d need 160ml vodka, 120ml pineapple juice and 480ml cranberry juice. Build each drink in its own glass.

Kris Barton, founder of ThatCocktail, enjoying a cocktail

About the author

Kris Barton

Kris has been making, and sometimes inventing, cocktails for more than 20 years, and founded ThatCocktail in 2019 to share quick and easy recipes you can make at home.

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