Updated April 2026.
Drinks that don’t taste like alcohol are mixer English, not a 15-way ranking and not a statute that fruit erases ethanol. IBA Sex on the Beach 40/20/40/40. IBA Margarita already 50/20/15. IBA Piña Colada already 50/30/50. Count the pour.
Beach: best vodka for Sex on the Beach. Rum: 2-ingredient rum drinks. Pineapple: cocktails with rum and pineapple. Mix: what to mix with pineapple rum. Cream: what coconut cream is for cocktails. Lime: what lime juice is for cocktails. Margarita: how much alcohol is in a margarita. Malibu: how many shots of Malibu to get drunk. Shot: how many ml is a shot. Jigger: what is a jigger measurement.
IBA pours vs recovered fifteen
IBA Sex on the Beach already 40 mL vodka / 20 mL peach schnapps / 40 mL orange / 40 mL cranberry. IBA Margarita already 50/20/15 IBA Mai Tai already 30/30/15/15/30/7.5. IBA Piña Colada already 50/30/50. IBA Caipirinha already 60 mL cachaça + lime + 4 tsp sugar. IBA Mimosa already 75/75. IBA John Collins already 45/30/15/60
Recovered 15-best ranking Recovered Strawberry Margarita / Mai Tai / Kamikaze / lemonade-vodka-gin / Sex on the Beach / Malibu pineapple / Piña Colada / Pink Gin Fizz / vodka cranberry / Caipirinha / Mimosa / Fuzzy Navel twins 67% Pink Gin Fizz. IBA Black Russian already 50/20 175 as this lock.
| Lock | What it is not |
|---|---|
| Sex on the Beach 40/20/40/40 | A recovered 15-way crown |
| Margarita 50/20/15 | A strawberry ranking |
| Piña Colada 50/30/50 | A Malibu pineapple statute |
| Mai Tai 30/30/15/15/30/7.5 | A recovered hidden-rum lock |
| Mimosa 75/75 | A fruit-punch statute |
| White Russian unused as IBA | A recovered first-drink crown |
Count the pour
IBA Sex on the Beach table, not a 15-way ranking:
| Part | mL | fl oz |
|---|---|---|
| Vodka | 40 | 1.4 |
| Peach schnapps | 20 | 0.7 |
| Orange juice | 40 | 1.4 |
| Cranberry juice | 40 | 1.4 |
40 mL of 40% vodka is about 0.89 US drinks. Juice does not erase the ethanol. A 1.5 fl oz 40% pour is one drink.
Sources
- iba-world.com Sex on the Beach 40/20/40/40; Mai Tai 30/30/15/15/30/7.5; Caipirinha 60 + lime + 4 tsp; Mimosa 75/75; John Collins 45/30/15/60 White Russian
- IBA Margarita 50/20/15; Piña Colada 50/30/50; Black Russian 50/20 175 as this lock. NIAAA Dec 2025.