Gentle Breeze
A berry and citrus cocktail ∙ Build ∙ 2 min ∙
The Gentle Breeze is a non-alcoholic Sea Breeze: sweetened cranberry juice and fresh pink grapefruit juice, two to one, over ice in a Collins glass.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Pour the ingredients into the ice-filled glass: Cranberry juice 120 mlPink grapefruit juice 60 ml
- Stir gently
- Garnish with a lime wedge
Tips
- Squeeze the grapefruit fresh rather than using bottled; it's fresher and less bitter, and it keeps the 120 ml of sweetened cranberry in check.
History
The Gentle Breeze is the non-alcoholic counterpart of the Sea Breeze, made by leaving out the vodka and keeping the cranberry and grapefruit juice that give the drink its color and tang. Recipe sources commonly labeled this alcohol-free version a "Gentle Sea Breeze" or "Gentle Breeze," built in the same tall glass as its parent but without spirits.
The Sea Breeze itself traces to the United States in the late 1920s or 1930s, when early builds mixed gin with grenadine. Its familiar vodka, cranberry, and grapefruit form, helped along by Ocean Spray's promotion of cranberry juice as a mixer, became widespread by the 1970s and 1980s.
FAQ
How do you make a Gentle Breeze?
Pour sweetened cranberry juice and fresh pink grapefruit juice into an ice-filled Collins glass, stir gently, and garnish with a lime wedge.
What is in a Gentle Breeze?
Sweetened cranberry juice and fresh pink grapefruit juice, 120 ml and 60 ml. It is the Sea Breeze without the vodka, so it is fully non-alcoholic.