It’s no secret that cranberries feed everyone’s holiday high. From sauce, to cocktails, to dessert and more, we’re turning your holidays into a sparkling sensation with National Cranberry Day! Award-winning bartender Ashley Flynn knows cranberries bring flavour to the holidays, so she’s giving us a new reason to celebrate with the top five cranberry mocktails and cocktails to elevate any holiday gathering. Ashley’s show-stopping sips are easy to make and guaranteed to add an extra sparkle to your holiday celebrations. The key is using seasonal ingredients and Ocean Spray’s all-new sparkling juices made with real fruit juice and no artificial flavours or sweeteners. It’s everyone’s favourite cranberry juice with an added spark for the holidays! Afterall, who does cranberries better than Ocean Spray? Merry Nojito anyone? Ashley’s cocktails and mocktails are guaranteed to make your holidays extra cran-merry!
Mocktails:
Cran Mango Tango
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
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
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
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
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
