Sea Breeze Slush
The Sea Breeze Slush is a fruity frozen slushie made with Vodka, Cranberry Juice, Grapefruit Juice and Simple Syrup. It is mixed as a 1 litre batch and frozen in a slushie machine, about 7% ABV.
- Method
- Slushie machine
- Glass
- Highball glass
- Served
- Highball
- Strength
- About 7% ABV
- Family
- Highball
- Flavour
- Fruity
- Makes
- 1 litre batch
This makes a 1 litre batch for a slushie machine. The sugar and alcohol are balanced so it freezes properly, so stick to the amounts. How the sugar and alcohol limits work
Ingredients
- 180mlVodka
- 580mlCranberry Juice
- 200mlGrapefruit Juice
- 40mlSimple Syrup
How to make it
- Stir the vodka, cranberry juice, grapefruit juice and simple syrup together until the syrup is fully mixed in, then pour into the slushie machine and run its alcoholic preset (the batch card shows which one) until the slush is ready.
- Serve in highball glasses with a lime wedge.
About the Sea Breeze Slush
The first Sea Breeze, in the 1920s, was made with gin and grenadine. The vodka, cranberry and grapefruit version dates from the 1960s, when Ocean Spray promoted cranberry cocktails in its recipe booklets.
Missing something?
- No Vodka? Use Citrus Vodka (Adds a lemon note)
- No Grapefruit Juice? Use Grapefruit (Squeeze fresh: 1 grapefruit gives about 150 ml)
- No Simple Syrup? Use Rich Simple Syrup (More concentrated, so use less)
- No Simple Syrup? Use Sugar (1 tsp sugar is about 7.5 ml syrup; stir until dissolved)
All swaps for Vodka, Grapefruit Juice and Simple Syrup
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Scale it to your slushie machine
Proof scales every slushie to your machine and checks the sugar and alcohol so it freezes.