Cape Codder

A plainspoken highball of vodka over cranberry juice, built tall on ice and brightened with a squeezed lime. Conceived in 1945 by the Ocean Spray growers' cooperative on Cape Cod as a marketing drink dubbed the "Red Devil," it cycled through names — even Trader Vic's "Rangoon Ruby" — before settling as the Cape Codder by the 1960s. Tart, easy, and unfussy, it remains the template from which the Sea Breeze and Bay Breeze branched.

RefreshingHighballClassic

Ingredients

  • 1.5 ozVodka
  • 4 ozCranberry Juice

Garnish: Lime Wedge

Preparation

Built · Highball · Cubed

  1. 1.

    build

    Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.

  2. 2.

    add

    Pour the vodka and cranberry juice over the ice.

  3. 3.

    stir

    Stir briefly to combine and chill.

  4. 4.

    garnish

    Squeeze a lime wedge over the drink and drop it in.

Flavor Profile

sour
32%
fruity
32%
dilution
25%
dry
25%
heat
15%
body
14%
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