The cranberry grower’s cooperative in the 1930s evolved into Ocean Spray which marketed their products include grapefruit, cranberry sauce, fruit juices, fruit snacks, and dried cranberries.

Cranberry juice was used as a mixer with alcohol, first with gin and later with vodka. The Harpoon, later called the Cape Codder, was born. Its descendants such as the Greyhound, the Salty Dog, the Bay Breeze, and the Seabreeze would be later created.

Starting in the 1960s, the breeze drinks were in the top ten most popular mixed drinks.

The drink is recognized as a Contemporary Classic Cocktail by the International Bartender Association.