Thanksgiving Cocktails

The below recipes feature popular Thanksgiving flavors including spiced apple, tart cranberry, and rich red wine. Thanks to our friends at  Sparkling ICE and VOGA Italia Wines. 

SPICED APPLE HONEY CIDER

Ingredients:

• 3 oz. Sparkling ICE Crisp Apple
• 1 ½ oz. Whiskey or Brandy
• 1 teaspoon honey
• Cinnamon stick and allspice cloves for garnish

Directions:

1. Coat the bottom of a glass coffee cup with honey. Add whiskey or brandy
2. Heat Sparkling ICE Crisp Apple in a small sauce pot
3. Pour hot Sparkling ICE Crisp Apple into glass and stir to combine ingredients
4. Garnish with cinnamon stick and allspice clove

ORANGE SPICED PUMPKIN MARTINI

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. VOGA Prosecco
• 2 oz. Pumpkin flavored vodka
• 1/2 oz. triple sec
• 1 dash orange zest
• 1 dash of cinnamon

Directions:

1. Pour vodka, triple sec and orange zest into a cocktail shaker half-filled with cracked ice
2. Shake well, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass
3. Top with VOGA Prosecco
4. Garnish with an orange twist, a dash of cinnamon and serve

POM-BLUEBERRY FROSTED SANGRIA

Ingredients (makes 10 servings):

• 1 cup Sparkling ICE Pomegranate Blueberry
• ½ cup orange juice
• 1 cup lime juice
• 1 bottle of dry red wine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup frozen apples
• 1 cup frozen oranges

Directions:

1. In a large glass pitcher stir together the Sparkling ICE Pomegranate Blueberry, orange juice and lime juice
2. Add wine and sugar, stirring until sugar dissolves
3. Add frozen apples and oranges
4. Cover and chill for 3 to 24 hours before serving
5. Garnish with orange peel

CRANBERRY WINE DELIGHT

Ingredients:

• Frozen Cranberries
• 1½ oz. VOGA Dolce Rosso
• 1 oz. Cranberry Juice
• 1 oz. Vodka

Directions:

1. Crush cranberries into bottom of a glass
2. Shake VOGA Dolce Rosso, Cranberry Juice and Vodka with ice
3. Pour over crushed cranberries and add more cranberries for garnish

About Sparkling ICE® Beverages

Sparkling ICE has made a great tasting, refreshing, zero-calorie beverage Perfectly Possible™. Combining naturally flavored mountain spring water, fruit juice, vitamins and antioxidants, Sparkling ICE offers a bold, flavored, lightly-carbonated beverage that appeals to all age groups. Available in eleven refreshing flavors: Black Raspberry, Orange Mango, Pink Grapefruit, Kiwi Strawberry, Coconut Pineapple, Pomegranate Blueberry, Peach Nectarine, Lemon Lime, Crisp Apple and new in 2014 Cherry Limeade and Strawberry Watermelon. Sparkling ICE Lemonades®, launched in 2013, are available in six refreshing flavors: Classic Lemonade, Strawberry Lemonade, Raspberry Lemonade, Lemonade with Tea and new in 2014, Peach Lemonade and Mango Lemonade. Sparkling ICE can be found in retailers nationwide. Sparkling ICE is part of the Talking Rain family of beverages, and retails for $1.19-$1.29. To locate Sparkling ICE visit www.sparklingice.com.

VOGA Italia hails from Italy, the country best known for producing some of the world’s best wine as well as its’ keen sense of style. VOGA Italia encompasses all aspects offering a collection of crisp delicious wine thoughtfully packaged in a revolutionary re-designed bottle featuring a unique resealable cap. Since the company’s inception, VOGA has earned numerous awards and accolades for their sleek and sexy glass cylindrical bottle, presentation and most importantly taste.  The collection retails from $10.99 to $15.99 and includes Pinot Grigio, Moscato, Dolce Rosso, Prosecco, Premium Sparkling and Baby Sparkling. VOGA is available in over 62 countries, hundreds of major cities, and can be found in thousands of the world’s trendiest bars, restaurants and shops. Wherever, whenever, if you are drinking VOGA you are drinking IN Style. For more information on VOGA Italia wine www.vogaitalia.com

Self Disclosure: No compensation or products were received to post: Credit: Sparkling Ice and VOGA Italia Wine.