Saturday, December 29, 2018

Mealtime Magic: Sparkling NYE Cocktails

No matter how you choose to celebrate New Year's Eve this year, make sure your cocktails are festive and fizzy!
 
Here are seasonal cocktail and mocktail recipes from zero-calorie, Sparkling Ice, world-renowned Italian winery Santa Margherita, authentic ginger ale brand Brooklyn Crafted, and Purity Vodka.
 

 
Cranberry Citrus Fizz
INGREDIENTS
1 oz. Cranberry Juice
½ oz Orange Juice
Juice of Half a Lime
1 ½ oz Vodka

DIRECTIONS
In a tumbler, mix cranberry juice, orange juice and juice of half a lime. Add ice, shake and strain into your glass of choice. Top with Sparkling Ice Cranberry Frost and garnish with a lime twist.
 
INGREDIENTS
1 oz. limoncello
1 oz. vodka
Brooklyn Crafted Lemon Lime Ginger Beer
 
DIRECTIONS
Add all the ingredients together in a Julep cup, and garnish with a lemon wheel and a mint sprig.
 
Prosecco Superiore Cranberry Skewer
INGREDIENTS
8-10 frozen cranberries
½ cup granulated sugar
1 tbsp water
 
DIRECTIONS
Put cranberries on a skewer and rinse under cold water. Dip skewered cranberries in water, then roll in granulated sugar. Place skewers on wax paper and place in freezer for 5 minutes. Fill glass ¾ with Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore. Place skewers on top of glass and serve.
**Optional: For a slightly sweeter garnish, soak fresh or frozen berries in maple syrup overnight, then skewer and roll in sugar.
 
Purity Berry
INGREDIENTS
3 parts Purity Vodka
1 cup mixed berries
1 long piece of lemon zest
4 parts distilled water
 
DIRECTIONS
Combine the ingredients in a glass pitcher and let sit, refrigerated, for at least 4 hours – or preferably overnight, before serving. Serve the vodka mixed with the berry water either shaken or served strained or combined over ice.
 
MOCKTAILS
 
Cran-Apple Smash
INGREDIENTS
5 Cranberries
1 ½ oz. Cranberry Juice
Citrus Bitters
2 ½ oz. Apple Cider
Orange Peel

DIRECTIONS
In a highball glass, muddle cranberries. Pour in Sparkling Ice Cranberry Frostand cranberry juice. Add 4 dashes of citrus bitter sand top with apple cider. Finish with ice and an orange peel garnish.
 
Cranberry Ginger Beer
INGREDIENTS
3 oz. ginger beer
Frozen cranberries

DIRECTIONS
Grab your copper mug, add ice, ginger beer, and Sparkling Ice Cranberry Frost. Top with frozen cranberries and enjoy.
 
Cranberry Mock-Mosa
INGREDIENTS
4 oz. orange juice, chilled
orange peel

DIRECTIONS
Grab your champagne flute, add chilled orange juice and Sparkling Ice Cranberry Frost. Garnish with an orange peel twist

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