Celebrate Your Independence from High Calorie Cocktails
Source: Ocean Spray
Jun 23, 2006 - 7:23:00 AM
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Create July 4th Drinks That Have Great Taste -- And Won't Affect Your Waistline!
LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, Mass., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether you're firing up the grill or basking in the sun, no July 4th would be complete without a refreshing beverage in hand. To satisfy your need for versatile and festive party drinks, Ocean Spray is serving up an array of easy-to-make cocktails, like the low-calorie 5-0 Cosmo, along with fun, colorful mocktails to suit any summer gathering.
These cocktails are meant to tantalize taste buds guiltlessly -- so save room for another hot dog, because these low-calorie 5-0 cocktails feature new Diet Ocean Spray(R) Juice Drinks. Made with real fruit juice, Vitamin C and only 5 calories per 8-ounce serving, Diet Ocean Spray(R) Juice Drinks provide a great tasting, healthy alternative to other diet drinks. The light, refreshing burst of flavor in both Cranberry Spray and Orange Citrus Spray will tempt diet drink loyalists to add a little excitement to their daily routine.
If you're the classic type and a Cosmopolitan is your cup of cranberry, try the 5-0 Cosmo as the feature recipe in your party planning. With just 50 calories as opposed to the 150 calories in a regular Cosmo, the 5-0 Cosmo is the first low calorie Cosmopolitan, enabling sippers to save their calories for other indulgences. The 5-0 Cosmo mixes the bold taste of Diet Ocean Spray's Cranberry Spray flavor with Absolut(R) Raspberri vodka for a low- calorie alternative, inviting you to take a vacation from full-calorie cocktails.
The taste of the Bikini cocktail will make you feel as though you're on a beach in the Caribbean. Made with Diet Ocean Spray(R) Orange Citrus Spray and coconut rum, the Bikini flaunts only 55 itsy-bitsy calories and a name that originates from the same country as Lady Liberty herself.
Let kids in on the fun with a cool, non-alcoholic mocktail. Their eyes will light up like sparklers when they reach for a Fruit Colada made with Ocean Spray(R) Cranberry Raspberry Juice Drink, pineapple sherbet, and cream of coconut. This frosty concoction certainly doesn't look like an ordinary kid drink, especially when decorated with a celebratory red, white and blue umbrella garnish.
Additional recipes are available at http://www.oceanspray.com/.
The 5-0 Cosmo
3 oz. Diet Ocean Spray(R) Cranberry Spray Juice Drink
3/4 oz. Absolut(R) Raspberri vodka
Squeeze of lime
Lime twist, garnish
Shake ingredients until cold, except lime twist, in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with lime twist. Makes 1 serving, 50 calories.
The Bikini
3 oz. Diet Ocean Spray(R) Orange Citrus Spray Juice Drink
3/4 oz. coconut-flavored rum
Orange slice, garnish
Shake ingredients, except orange slice, in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with orange slice. Makes 1 serving, 55 calories.
Fruit Colada
4 ounces Ocean Spray(R) Cranberry Raspberry Juice Drink
1/2 cup pineapple sherbet
2 ounces cream of coconut
Pineapple spear, garnish
Put all ingredients, except garnish, in a blender. Blend for a few seconds on high speed or until ingredients are thoroughly combined. Pour into a large glass. Garnish with pineapple spear. Makes 1 serving.
Ocean Spray is an agricultural cooperative owned by more than 650 cranberry growers in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and other parts of Canada as well as more than 100 Florida grapefruit growers. Ocean Spray was formed 75 years ago by three cranberry growers from Massachusetts and New Jersey. Florida grapefruit growers joined the Cooperative in 1976. Ocean Spray is North America's leading producer of canned and bottled juices and juice drinks, and has been the best-selling brand name in the canned and bottled juice category since 1981. Ocean Spray posted fiscal 2005 gross sales of about $1.4 billion.
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