Ocean Spray Sparkling Makes the Most Sensational Holiday Sips!
Do you want to turn your holiday traditions into a sparkling sensation with the world's most beloved cranberry juice?
Canadian bartender Ashley Flynn knows that no holiday cocktail hour is complete without cranberries, so she’s created the top five cranberry cocktails and mocktails to get you in the spirit!
Ashley’s sensational sips are inspired by your favourite seasonal flavours and made with the all-new Ocean Spray Sparkling - the first and only sparkling cranberry juice. Made with real fruit juice and no artificial flavours or sweeteners, no one slays our favourite holiday flavour like Ocean Spray! They even have cranberry bogs right here in Canada.
Whether you’re planning for your next holiday soiree or feel like a mindful midweek mocktail, Ashley’s cranberry creations will come in clutch all season long.
Mocktails:
Cran-Mango Tango: Inspired by the spicy margarita, tis’ a fiery sip with a cranberry mango twist!
Ingredients:
1 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
1.5 oz pineapple juice
5 dashes jalapeño hot sauce
Top with Ocean Spray Sparkling Cranberry Mango
Tajin rim the glass
Basil sprig to garnish
Serve in a double old fashioned glass over ice
Sage Advice: A family favourite featuring cucumber and sage; the perfect stuffing pairing
Ingredients:
1.5 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
3 cucumber coins (light muddle)
3 sage leaves (light muddle)
Top with Ocean Spray Sparkling Lite Cranberry
Garnish with sage sprig
Serve in a Collins glass filled with ice
Cucumber ribbon to garnish the inside of the glass
Merry Nojito: A festive non-alcoholic twist on a mojito with pomegranate and cranberries
Ingredients:
1/2 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
1.5 oz pomegranate juice
6 mint leaves
Top with Ocean Spray Sparkling Pink Cranberry
Garnish with a mint sprig, pomegranate seeds and shaved cinnamon
Serve in a Collins glass filled with ice
Cocktails:
Pink Cranberry Kiss: A pink twist on the French 75; the only NYE kiss you’ll need
Ingredients:
1.5 oz vodka
1 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
½ oz lychee juice (from canned lychees)
Top with Ocean Spray Sparkling Pink Cranberry
Garnish with a skewer of cranberries and spray with rose water aromatic
Serve in a flute
Getting Figgy With It: Seasonal fig flavours with rum and mulling spices for a special holiday treat
Ingredients
1.5 oz Flor de Caña 12 Year Rum
1 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 figs, washed and quartered
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon mulling spices
Top with Ocean Spray Sparkling Cranberry
Muddle and shake over ice
Strain into a coupe glass, garnish with fresh skewered fig