This drink can be made with gin or orange-flavored vodka. It’s a long sipper, designed for sitting in a comfortable patio chair, eyes half closed, listening to the soft summer breeze rustle the tree leaves. In other words, a pastoral cocktail.

Bay Breeze
1 ounce vodka
2 ounces pineapple juice
2 ounces cranberry juice

Pour all the ingredients into an ice-filled highball glass. Stir. Garnish with a mint sprig.

Mocktail: Substitute the vodka with soda water or ginger ale.

Tasting notes: Tasty, easy sipper.

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