Have a Cocktail with Sparkling Ice

Enjoy the summer nights with a refreshing beverage!

Sparkling Paloma

INGREDIENTS

½ oz Tequila

1 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice

½ oz Fresh Lime Juice

½ oz Agave Nectar

Splash of Sparkling Ice Pink Grapefruit

Grapefruit Peel for garnish

DIRECTIONS

Combine tequila, fresh grapefruit juice, fresh lime juice, and agave nectar into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a glass over ice. Add a splash of Sparkling Ice Pink Grapefruit. Garnish with grapefruit peel and serve.

Citrus Freeze

INGREDIENTS

1 oz tequila

8 oz. Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime

1 oz lime juice

1 lime wedge

DIRECTIONS

In a blender, add one cup of ice, tequila, Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime, and lime juice. 

Blend until smooth and pour into a glass and serve with a lime wedge.

Sparkling Ice® Debuts Limited Edition Mystery Fruit Flavor and Social Media Sweepstakes

Guess the Flavor for a Chance to Win Over 450 prizes via #WhatTheFlavorSweeps

Sparkling Ice® is excited to introduce a new limited-edition Mystery Flavor and social media sweepstakes, #WhatTheFlavorSweeps, for those fans bold enough to cast their flavor guesses and be entered for a chance to win over $45,000 worth of prizes.

Sparkling Ice Mystery Flavor will be available in retailers nationwide beginning this week through the end of July 2018. Wrapped in distinct blue and red packaging with a question mark inside the brand's signature three-dimensional ice cube, the new limited-edition Mystery Flavor offers a clear carbonated beverage balanced with just the right amount of fizz. As with the full Sparkling Ice portfolio, Mystery Flavor is a zero calorie, zero sugar beverage made with antioxidants and vitamins.

In addition to the limited-edition flavor, the brand will also be launching a social media-based sweepstakes where consumers can share their flavor guesses by using the hashtag #WhatTheFlavorSweeps.

"We're always looking for new ways to engage with our consumers, and with the launch of a new Mystery Fruit Flavor, we're adding an element of surprise to our fun-loving brand," said CEO of Talking Rain Beverage Co., Chris Hall. "With the launch of our What The Flavor Sweepstakes, we're eager to hear the guesses from our fans. Those with detective palates and who guess correctly, will have a chance to win one of our exciting prizes."

To participate, consumers can engage with Sparkling Ice on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter to submit their guesses and be entered for a chance to win over $45,000 worth of prizes, including an all-expense paid VIP trip to a major music festival in April 2019, a Bose Sound System, Sonos Wireless Speakers, iTunes gift cards, a year of FREE Spotify and more. The contest opens on May 15^th and will last through July 31^st, 2018. Participants are encouraged to enter once a day to maximize their chances of winning.

For more information about Sparkling Ice products and flavors, please visit www.SparklingIce.com,www.facebook.com/SparklingIce, www.Twitter.com/SparklingIce and www.instagram.com/SparklingIce.

About Sparkling Ice Beverages

Sparkling Ice beverages are made with zero sugar, and combine sparkling water, real fruit flavor, vitamins and antioxidants to offer great tasting, lightly carbonated beverages. Available in sixteen fizzy, fruity flavors, including: Black Raspberry, Orange Mango, Pink Grapefruit, Kiwi Strawberry, Coconut Pineapple, Pomegranate Blueberry, Peach Nectarine, Lemon Lime, Crisp Apple, Classic Lemonade, Strawberry Lemonade, Cherry Limeade, Strawberry Watermelon, Black Cherry, Grape Raspberry and new in 2018, Ginger Lime. 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/locate/.

Think Spring with These Refreshing Cocktails

We are thinking Spring with these cocktails!

Innocent One

INGREDIENTS

·                     3 oz of Prosecco

·                     1.5 oz of orange juice

·                     1.5 oz Sparkling Ice Pomegranate Blueberry

·                     Mint leaves (garnish)

DIRECTIONS

Combine all into champagne flute. Garnish with mint leaves.

Rough Around the Edges

INGREDIENTS

·                     1.5 oz of rye whiskey

·                     0.5 oz of lemon juice

·                     6 oz Sparkling Ice Pomegranate Blueberry

·                     Dash of Angostura bitters

·                     Lemon (garnish)

DIRECTIONS

1.                Add bitters, rye whiskey, and lemon juice to shaker.

2.                Add ice. Shake and strain into Collins glass with ice.

3.                Add Sparkling Ice Pomegranate Blueberry.

4.                Garnish with lemon twist.

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Sparkling Ice Candy Cupcakes

Candy Cupcakes

Recipe Credit: Sparkling Ice

INGREDIENTS

Cake:

·                     1 box of white cake mix

·                     12 oz of room temperate Sparkling Ice Strawberry Lemonade

Icing:

·                     1 can of vanilla icing

·                     4 drops of red food dye

DIRECTIONS

1.                Preheat your oven to 350°

2.                Line muffin pan with liners.

3.                In a medium bowl combine your Sparkling Ice Strawberry Lemonade and cake mix, stirring with a whisk until most of the lumps are gone.

4.                Fill each liner ½-2/3 full of batter.

5.                Bake for 18-20 minutes until cupcakes are springy and toothpicks comes out clean.

6.                Let cool completely before frosting.

Celebrate Moscow Mule Day with Brooklyn Crafted Ginger Beer

March 3rd is National Moscow Mule Day! Time to celebrate!

In celebration, sharing a few classic and unique spins on Moscow Mule recipes!

Classic Moscow Mule

Recipe Credit: Brooklyn Crafted

Ingredients: - 1 ½ ounces vodka - 1 ½ ounces lime juice - 4 oz Brooklyn Crafted Extra Spicy Ginger Beer

Directions: - In a Moscow mule mug, combine the listed ingredients and pour over ice. Stir, garnish with a lime and enjoy!

Strawberry Basil Mule

Recipe Credit: Brooklyn Crafted

Ingredients:
- 8 Strawberries
- Half a Lime
- Basil Sprig         
- 1.5oz Premium Vodka
- 3.5oz Brooklyn Crafted Mini Lemon Lime Ginger Beer

Directions:

- Muddle fresh strawberries (roughly 6), 2 lime wedges and basil in a copper mule mug.

- Top with Ice, Vodka and Brooklyn Crafted.

- Garnish with Strawberry and Lime wedge and basil leaves.

Sparkling Mule

Recipe Credit: Sparkling Ice

Ingredients: - 1½ oz. vodka - 5 oz. Sparkling Ice Ginger Lime - Lime wedge and mint for garnish (optional)

Directions:

- Fill your copper mug with ice to allow it to get it cold.

- Pour the vodka over the ice and top with Sparkling Ice Ginger Lime then stir.

- Garnish with a lime wedge and fresh mint then serve.

Moscow Mule

Recipe Credit: Purity Vodka

Ingredients:

- 2 parts Purity Vodka

- ½ part fresh squeezed lime juice

- ½ part Domaine de Canton

- 1 part ginger beer

Directions:

- Add Purity Vodka, lime juice and Domain de Canton to a shaker with ice and shake until ice cold.

- Strain into a copper mug (or glass) over crushed ice.

- Top with ginger beer and garnish with lime wheel and mint.

Happy Moscow Mule Day!

Rosé All Valentine's Day

Create these Valentine’s cocktails for ultimate luv!

Sparkling Frosé

INGREDIENTS

½ Bottle of Sparkling Ice Cherry Limeade

8 Rosé Ice Cubes

1oz lemon juice

Mint, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

Pour rosé into an ice cube tray and place in freezer until frozen. 

In a blender, combine Sparkling Ice Cherry Limeade, rosé cubes and lemon juice. 

Garnish with a mint sprig and serve.

Sparkling Hibiscus

INGREDIENTS

Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore DOCG

Whole hibiscus flowers, packed in syrup

8 tsps of hibiscus syrup used to pack the flowers

DIRECTIONS

Place a whole hibiscus flower in the bottom of glass. 

Fill glass with Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore DOCG to ¾" of the rim. Carefully spoon 2 tsps of the hibiscus syrup down the interior side of each glass.

Sparkling Raspberry

INGREDIENTS

1½ ounces vanilla vodka

1 tsp. simple syrup

½ oz. fresh lemon juice

Sparkling Ice Grape Raspberry

Raspberry ice cubes, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

Place raspberry ice cubes in glass and set to the side. In a cocktail shaker, add vanilla vodka, simple syrup, and fresh lemon juice- shake. Strain over ice and add Sparkling Ice Grape Raspberry.

Rose Petal Rosé

INGREDIENTS

1 bottle of Santa Margherita Sparkling Rosé

Pink rose petals

DIRECTIONS

Pour glass of Santa Margherita Sparkling Rosé. Place a pink rose petal on top and serve.

Holiday Cocktails

Get ready for the holidays with a few cocktails, perfect for New Year's Eve or anytime.

Sparkle and Spice

INGREDIENTS

·                750ml bottle aged rum

·                1/2 cinnamon stick

·                1 clove

·                1 cardamom pod

·                1 star anise pod

·                1 vanilla bean

·                3 allspice berries

·                Pinch of freshly ground nutmeg

·                Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime

DIRECTIONS

1.              Combine rum, cinnamon stick, clove, cardamom, star anise, vanilla bean, allspice berries, and nutmeg in an airtight jar.

2.              Split vanilla bean and scrape seeds into jar along with the bean pod. Close jar and allow infusion to sit in a dark place for at least 3 days.

3.              Strain rum into an airtight jar with a fine-mesh strainer, discarding spices.

4.              Over ice, pour 2 ounces of rum infusion.

5.              Top with Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime and garnish with blackberries.'

 Recipe Credit: Sparkling Ice

Ginger Whiskey Cider

INGREDIENTS

·                2 oz. Hard Cider

·                1 oz. Whiskey

·                Brooklyn Crafted Ginger Beer Mini in Traditional, to fill

·                Crushed Ice

DIRECTIONS

1.              In a 12-16 oz. high ball glass, combine the hard cider and whiskey.

2.              Fill the glass with crushed ice and top with Brooklyn Crafted.

Recipe Credit: Brooklyn Crafted