Two Guys Walk Into A Bar and order a Baybreeze and a Salty Dog…

On my long wedding weekend I found myself ordering a Baybreeze for TikiWife in a small town Ohio pub. My reaction was “Really?” when the cute bartender told me she didn’t know what was in it. I realized that drinks that I consider elementary might not be so simple after all. To that end, I am posting a blog about building vodka drinks. I will also be discussing this tonight on Island Time Radio.

Here you go, a baker’s dozen of drinks that you can mostly make with a bottle of vodka and three juices, including the Baybreeze.

I will start with a basic, the Screwdriver (or as I call it, the easiest cocktail in the world).

Screwdriver
1 1/2 oz vodka
orange juice
Combine ingredients over ice in a highball glass. Stir and serve.

Hairy Navel
1 1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz peach schnapps
orange juice
Combine over ice. Stir and serve.

Madras
1 1/2 oz vodka
orange juice
cranberry juice
Combine ingredients over ice in a highball glass. Stir and serve.

Take it up a notch:

Sex On The Beach
1 1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz peach schnapps
1 oz cranberry juice
orange juice
In a large glass, combine all ingredients over ice. Balance with orange juice. Shake and serve.

Oral Sex On The Beach
1 1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz peach schnapps
1/2 oz blue curacao
pineapple juice to balance
In a large glass, combine all ingredients over ice. Balance with pinepple juice. Shake and serve.
I like to joke that people come from miles to try my “Oral Sex On The Beach”.

Quickie On The Beach
1 1/2 oz vodka
1 oz peach schnapps
Pour into a shaker with ice. Shake & strain into a shot glass.

Back To Basics:

Cape Codder
1 1/2 oz vodka
cranberry juice
Combine over ice. Stir and serve. Garnish with a lime if desired.

Bad Habit
1 1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz peach schnapps
cranberry juice
Combine over ice. Stir and serve.

Baybreeze
1 1/2 oz vodka
cranberry juice
pineapple juice
Combine over ice. Stir and serve.

Cool Breeze
1 1/2 oz vodka
cranberry juice
pineapple juice
Combine over ice. Top with a splash of club soda.

Greyhound
1 1/2 oz vodka
grapefruit juice
Combine over ice. Stir and serve.

Salty Dog
1 1/2 oz vodka
grapfruit juice
Combine in a shaker with ice. Give it a quick toss and serve in a salted glass.

Seabreeze
1 1/2 oz vodka
cranberry juice
grapefruit juice
Combine over ice. Stir and serve.

For more drink ideas, visit tikitender.com and click on the recipes tab.

Mark Woods “aka” TikiTender is the principal bartender at the Golden Lion in Flagler Beach, FL. For more information about him, drink recipes, and general good times visit www.tikitender.com.

Remember to always spread Aloha and enjoy yourself a little bit every day. Mahalo nui loa!!!


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