Beats Crying Alone In Your Room
Whether you're the freshman on the hall who can't even figure out what goes into a gin and tonic, or a senior who still doesn't know exactly what went into that last, unfortunate shot at your friend's 21st, this is the column for you. This is your education. This is your drink of the week.
Sex on the Beach
1.5 oz. vodka
1 oz. peach schnapps
cranberry juice to _ full
orange juice to fill
garnish with an orange slice
Occasionally known as a Fuzzy Navel, Sex on the Beach is one of the most popular highballs you can bust out at the bar. So well known that its name has inspired a WWE: Divas film as well as a perfume (Sex on the Beach, by Demeter), the debate's still out on whether the drink, in the right circumstances, lives up to its name. Still, there's no debating its easy, fruity taste and sneaky-smooth intoxication . Despite its popularity, however (or perhaps because of it), Sex on the Beach has numerous spin-offs and alternative recipes, so don't be surprised if someone calls you out on your particular take. Popular remakes include substituting pineapple juice for either cranberry or orange, tossing in grapefruit juice, or adding Malibu coconut rum for a Creamy Sex on the Beach. We'll let you discover for yourself what goes into a Sex in the Pool or Sex on the Pool Table, but for pure name value, no variation tops the Oral Sex on the Beach, which tosses in an ounce of Blue Curacao liqueur and is generally mixed with pineapple juice. Drink up. Next week: Sex in the Library.
