Sex on the Beach general types of the cocktail: The drink is built over ice in a highball glass and garnished with an orange slice. Sometimes they are mixed in smaller amounts and served as a shooter. Several variations are sometimes referred to by the same name: Some derivative variations have their own names: Sex on the Beach A Sex on the Beach is an alcoholic cocktail containing vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice and cranberry juice. The cocktail is usually consumed during summer months. It is an IBA Official Cocktail. There are several stories claiming to describe the origin of the Sex on the
World Cocktail Day World Cocktail Day World Cocktail Day is a global celebration of cocktails of the 13th of May. It marks the publication date of the first definition of a cocktail on May 13 in 1806. The New York tabloid ‘The Balance and Columbian Repository’ defined a cocktail as “a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water and bitters…” in response to a reader’s question. It was written by editor Harry Croswell in response to a reader’s inquiry, replete with colonial-era long's and a bit of dry wit about the day’s politicians. A cocktail, is used to refer to