Sex on the Beach
Vodka, peach schnapps, OJ, and cranberry — Pizio's 1987 Fort Lauderdale creation, IBA-recognized as a New Era Drink alongside the Cosmopolitan and Espresso Martini.
- 1½ ozvodka
- ¾ ozpeach schnapps
- 1½ ozorange juice
- 1½ ozcranberry juice
- orange slicegarnish
- 1Fill a highball glass with ice.
- 2Add vodka and peach schnapps.
- 3Add orange juice and cranberry juice.
- 4Stir gently.
- 5Garnish with orange slice.
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Sex on the Beach's IBA-recognized recipe represents the International Bartenders Association's standardized version of Ted Pizio's 1987 Fort Lauderdale creation, formalized as one of the IBA's New Era Drinks — a category recognizing contemporary classics that have achieved universal bar recognition. The IBA standardization, which defines specific proportions and ingredients to ensure consistency across bars worldwide, confirmed Sex on the Beach's status as a genuine cocktail classic rather than a regional novelty. The official IBA recipe specifies vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, and cranberry juice in defined measures. Inclusion in the IBA's officially recognized drinks list — which also includes the Cosmopolitan, Espresso Martini, and B-52 — placed the Florida beach drink in the same category as century-old cocktail legends.
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