You may be wondering to yourself, what is a bay breeze? You’re probably familiar with the more popular sea breeze. A drink made with vodka, cranberry juice and grapefruit juices. I am not a fan of grapefruit and many who take statins can’t have anything grapefruit. A traditional bay breeze is one of my favorite cocktails. It’s made with vodka, cranberry and pineapple juice. I decided to mix it up a bit and make a sparkling bay breeze using sparkling cranberry juice. Am I ever glad I did because I now have a new favorite sparking drink.
This sparkling bay breeze may even take you on a mini-vacation. Enjoy one on a beautiful day sitting outside and dream of where you’d rather be. Maybe somewhere in the tropics overlooking crystal blue-green waters with warm breezes blowing. Wait…that’s where I want to be! Where would you go?
I figured a cocktail was in order as #CranberryWeek nears its end. Be sure to check out the other recipes below.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces sparkling cranberry juice
- 4 ounces pineapple juice
- 2 ounces vodka
- Pineapple wedges, for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker add pineapple juice, and vodka. Shake to combine. Pour into a rocks glass filled with ice and top with the sparkling cranberry juice. Garnish with pineapple wedges.
See all the other recipes being shared today as part of Cranberry week. Plus follow #cranberryweek for all the tasty cranberry creations:
- Apple Cranberry Crisp from Everyday Eileen
- Cranberry Apple Jam from Cookaholic Wife
- Cranberry Chicken from Frugal Pantry
- Banana Cranberry Pistachio Muffins with Chocolate Glaze from The Crumby Kitchen
- Cranberry Pound Cake from Palatable Pastime
- Cranberry Tandoori Chicken from Sew You Think You Can Cook
- Oatmeal Cranberry Pancakes from Jonesin’ For Taste
- Orange Cranberry Bundt Cake from A Day In The Life On the Farm
- Sparkling Bay Breeze from Family Around The Table
Now, that’s what I’m talking about!! I’m serving up a cranberry cocktail tomorrow.
I will be treating myself to one of these after I cook Thanksgiving dinner next week!
I love your change-up here. It’s a great to come up with a twist on a classic and your addition of sparkling juice is just perfect. And your picture makes me long for summer again.
Oh yeah! This makes me wish I was heading to a tropical place right about now. Yum…a classic recipe! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I am loving the sound of this cocktail! It make me want to be somewhere tropical, sitting by the pool or ocean!
This drink looks so delicious and refreshing!
I have everything in my house to make this right now. Looks like I know what I’m having after the kids go to bed!
I’m not sure I’ve had sparkling cranberry but this sounds good!
That sounds delicious! I can’t find the sparkling cranberry juice. I may have to do cranberry and club soda to make this.