Nothing screams Christmas more than the humble cranberry so to make this year even more festive, Ocean Spray® Cranberry Classic and Ocean Spray® Cranberry No Added Sugar juice drinks have been given a limited edition snazzy Christmas jumper twist to their cartons to help bring a seasonal and wintery touch to your table and festive celebrations.
Available in supermarkets nationwide for the Christmas 2024 season, these family drink favourites are the perfect mixer for mocktails, cocktails and festive smoothies to boot, so why not rediscover the versatile cranberry and blast those taste buds with Ocean Spray’s new yuletide edit – a ‘spot on’ blend of crisp, clean tasting cranberries in a refreshing juice drink, perfect for all to enjoy.
Rich in powerful nutrients including antioxidant vitamin C, one 200ml glass of Ocean Spray Cranberry Classic juice drink a day provides you with 60% of your recommended daily dose and is free from artificial colourings, flavourings and preservatives.
Ocean Spray carefully selects and blends its ruby-red ripe cranberries to make its juices an important part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle, brought to you straight from the field to your table. Its authenticity comes from the fact that its cranberries are grown by a cooperative of 700 cranberry farmers with more than 90 years of tradition and experience, ensuring the quality of their products.
And for those seeking a lighter option, Ocean Spray Cranberry No Added Sugar juice drink is only 16 calories per 200ml glass and is suitable for those wishing to lower their sugar consumption.
In recent years, different brands have introduced cranberry beverage options. However, it is important to note that the difference between a common cranberry drink and an Ocean Spray® drink, is its origin and its cranberry content. Juice done differently some might say, because you can be assured that Ocean Spray® Cranberry Classic juice drink always provides at least 27% cranberry juice, which is equivalent to the juice from 35 cranberries per 200ml glass or 175 cranberries per litre.
Grower owned since 1930 and united by passion and purpose, Ocean Sprayhas been delivering delicious juicy goodness for over 90 years. Ocean Spray is the world’s leading producer of cranberry juices and juice drinks. Ocean Spray® Cranberry Classic and Cranberry No Added Sugar juice drinks in limited edition festive packaging will be available from the juice aisles of supermarkets nationwide (1 litre, RRP £1.85).
Whilst you’re there, why not stock up on Ocean Spray® Pink Cranberry with NO ADDED SUGAR,a very smooth cranberry-based juice drink that blends the full spectrum of Mother Nature’s cranberry colours for a light, fruity, and refreshing taste. Put simply, it’s the perfect fusion of pink, red and white cranberries and Ocean Spray® has pledged to donate five pence from every carton breast cancer trust The Pink Ribbon Foundation.
FESTIVE RECIPE INSPO
Jingle Juice Cranberry Punch
Ingredients
- 1.5 litres of cranberry juice
- 1 litre of ginger beer
- 750 ml to 1 litre vodka to taste
- Juice of two limes
- Two oranges sliced
- 200g fresh cranberries
- A handful of cinnamon sticks
- Ice cubes (optional)
Directions
- Add the cranberry juice and vodka to the punch bowl and top up with the ginger beer.
- Add the juice of two limes.
- Pop most of the cranberries into the punch along with orange slices.
- Use the remaining cranberries and a cinnamon stick as decoration in the glasses the drink will be served in along with a thin slice of orange.
- Serve straight away with ice cubes into the glasses. You can put the ice into the punch but if left it will dilute the mix as it melts.
Notes
You can make this old fashioned cranberry punch with any alcohol you like best, such as gin, vodka, whisky or tequila. Alternatively leave out the alcohol altogether for a zingy, fruit punch.
Christmas Cranberry Sparkle
Ingredients
- ice cubes
- 50ml (1 measure) London Dry gin (or vodka)
- 50ml (1 measure) cranberry Juice
- rosemary sprig
- soda water
- Fresh cranberries for decoration
Directions
1. Add the ice cubes to a gin balloon glass. Add the gin/vodka and cranberry juice.
2. Pop in the rosemary sprig and fresh cranberries.
3. Top up with soda and serve.
Cranberry-Aperol Spritz
Ingredients
- 350ml Aperol
- 350ml cranberry juice
- Juice of half an orange
- 600ml Prosecco
- Ice
- Fresh cranberries, orange slices, and rosemary sprigs for serving
Directions
- In a pitcher, combine Aperol, cranberry juice, and orange juice. Pour in Prosecco and stir to combine.
- Fill glasses with ice and pour in spritz. Top each with cranberries, an orange slice, and a rosemary sprig.
Cranberry Christmas Crunch
Ingredients
- 50ml (2 measures) cranberry juice
- 50ml (2 measures) amaretto liqueur
- 25ml (1 measure) vodka optional
- 25ml (1 measure) orange juice
- Ice (for serving)
- Garnish: fresh cranberries and orange slices
Sugar Rim (optional)
- 1 orange wedge
- 2 tablespoons sugar for rimming glasses
Directions
- Rim the glass by rubbing an orange wedge along the edge then dipping it into a shallow bowl or plate with sugar. Set aside.
- Add cranberry juice, amaretto (and vodka if using), and orange juice into a cocktail shaker. Shake well.
- Pour over ice into glass
- Garnish with cranberries and orange slices