Quick Sex On The Beach Shot
Layer ∙ 2 min ∙ 10% ABV ∙
The Quick Sex On The Beach Shot layers raspberry liqueur, green melon liqueur, lime juice and pineapple juice in a chilled shot glass. Each stripe hits differently: syrupy sweetness gives way to a tart snap, then a soft tropical finish, all in one cold, quick swallow.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Refrigerate all ingredients
- Carefully layer in the chilled glass in the following order: Raspberry liqueur 15 mlGreen melon liqueur 15 mlLime juice 15 mlPineapple juice 15 ml
Tips
- Pour each layer slowly over the back of a bar spoon or down the side of the glass to keep the bands distinct.
- Layer in the given order, heaviest and sweetest liqueur first, so the lighter juices settle on top instead of mixing in.
History
The Quick Sex On The Beach Shot is a layered, shot-glass take on the Sex on the Beach highball, swapping the original's vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, and cranberry for raspberry liqueur, green melon liqueur, lime juice, and pineapple juice built in stacked layers rather than mixed. No separate creation story for the shot itself is documented.
The parent Sex on the Beach is widely traced to Florida in 1987, when a spring-break promotion challenged bartenders to sell as much of the newly launched peach schnapps as possible; a bartender at Confetti's bar in Fort Lauderdale, often named as Ted Pizio, is credited with mixing the drink and naming it for the beachgoers it targeted. Some drink historians dispute this account, pointing to the cocktail's appearance in a bartending guide as early as 1982 and suggesting it more likely evolved from combining a Fuzzy Navel with a Cape Codder. The drink went on to become an official IBA-listed cocktail and a fixture of 1980s and 1990s bar culture, spawning numerous shot and layered variations such as this one.
FAQ
What's in a Sex on the Beach shot?
This shot is raspberry liqueur, green melon liqueur, fresh lime juice, and pineapple juice, layered in equal parts in a chilled shot glass. It comes in at about 94 calories and 10% ABV, and is vegan, vegetarian, and lactose-free.
How do you make a Sex on the Beach shot?
Chill the shot glass and refrigerate the raspberry liqueur, green melon liqueur, lime juice, and pineapple juice beforehand. Then carefully layer them in that exact order in the cold glass, pouring slowly so each layer floats on the one below instead of blending together.
What are variations of the Sex on the Beach?
The best-known Sex on the Beach is a tall highball of vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, and cranberry juice served over ice, rather than a layered shot. This shot version reworks that idea into single-serve form, using raspberry and green melon liqueurs with lime and pineapple juice instead of vodka and the usual mixers.
