Summer Breeze

The Summer Breeze has a tropical, sweet, citrusy, refreshing flavor profile. A refreshing tropical cocktail that captures the essence of warm summer evenings with its blend of coconut rum, pineapple juice, and a hint of lime. This light and breezy drink is perfect for poolside sipping or backyard gatherings.

A Summer Breeze requires 6 ingredients: Coconut rum, Pineapple Juice, Fresh Lime Juice, Coconut Cream, Simple Syrup, Crushed ice.

A Summer Breeze takes about 5 minutes to prepare and is considered easy difficulty.

A Summer Breeze is traditionally served in a hurricane, garnished with pineapple wedge and maraschino cherry with a paper umbrella.

Yes, you can make a mocktail version of the Summer Breeze by substituting the spirits with non-alcoholic alternatives such as seedlip, non-alcoholic distilled spirits, or flavored syrups and juices that mimic the original flavor profile.

The Summer Breeze emerged in the late 1980s during the golden age of tropical cocktails, when beach bars across the Caribbean and Florida coast were competing to create the most refreshing rum-based drinks. Unlike its heavier tiki predecessors, the Summer Breeze was designed to be lighter and more sessionable, perfect for all-day sipping in the heat. The cocktail gained popularity at beach resorts in the Bahamas, where bartenders would serve it in hurricane glasses garnished with tropical fruits to vacationing Americans seeking the perfect poolside companion. The drink's name was inspired by the Seals and Crofts hit song 'Summer Breeze,' which perfectly captured the laid-back, carefree spirit the cocktail embodies. Over the decades, variations have appeared at beach bars worldwide, but the classic combination of coconut rum, pineapple, and lime remains the gold standard for this summer staple.