7 Low-Cal Cocktails to be Thankful For

The day of feasting is almost here!

Since finalizing your holiday menu and setting up the décor might be taking up much of your time, we’re suggesting some easy-to-make cocktail recipes to upgrade your status to the “Host with the Most!”

7 Low-Cal Cocktails for Thanksgiving

Featuring delicious seasonal ingredients (think: sage, cranberry, thyme, pomegranate, rosemary and cinnamon), these low-calorie sparkling drinks are inspired by your favorite fall flavors.

Cranberry Aperol Spritzer

Ingredients

2 oz. Aperol
2 oz. Cranberry Juice
4 oz. Sparkling Ice Essence Of Tangerine
Orange Peels for garnish

Instructions

Fill glass with ice. Combine Aperol and Cranberry Juice and pour into glass, then top with Sparkling Ice Essence Of Tangerine stirring gently. Garnish with an orange peel.

Fall Sangria

Ingredients

1/2 Apple sliced
1 Orange sliced
1/2 Pear sliced
Cinnamon Sticks
1 Bottle of Red Wine recommend Santa Margherita’s Chianti Classico Riserva
1/2 Cup of Brandy 1 Cup Sparkling Ice
Essence Of Tangerine

Instructions

Cut fruit into equal sizes and place in pitcher with the cinnamon sticks. Pour in the bottle of red wine, bourbon, and Sparkling Ice Essence Of Tangerine over fruit. Gently stir and combine. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours, up to 2 days. Serve cold over ice.

Pomegranate Margarita

Ingredients

2 oz. Tequila
2 oz. Pomegranate Juice
1 oz. Lime Juice
1 oz. Simple Syrup
1 Cup of Sparkling Ice Essence Of Lemon Lime
salt rim for garnish
Lime Wedge for garnish

Instructions

Rim glass with a lime and dip into salt. Fill glass with ice and set aside. In an ice filled cocktail shaker, combine tequila, pomegranate juice, lime juice, simple syrup, and shake. Strain into glass and top with Sparkling Ice Essence Of Lemon Lime, stir lightly to combine. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Fall Punch

Ingredients

1 Cup Apple Cider
1 Cup Hard Cider
1/4 Cup Bourbon
1 Bottle Unflavored Sparkling Ice Essence Of Water
1/4 Cup Lemon Juice
Cinnamon Sticks for garnish
Cinnamon Sugar rim for garnish

Instructions

Rim the glass with lemon and dip into cinnamon sugar, set aside. Combine ciders, bourbon and unflavored Sparkling Ice Essence Of, and lemon juice in a pitcher. Stir until well combined. Fill glasses with ice, then punch and garnish with cinnamon sticks before serving.

Grapefruit Rosemary Cocktail

Ingredients

1 oz. Vodka
0.5 oz. Elderflower Liqueur
2 oz. Grapefruit juice
0.5 oz. Vanilla Syrup
1 Bottle Unflavored Sparkling Ice Essence Of Water
Rosemary Sprig for garnish
Grapefruit Slice for garnish

Instructions

Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Combine vodka, elderflower liqueur, grapefruit juice and vanilla syrup-shake until cold. Strain into an ice filled glass and top with Unflavored Sparkling Ice Essence Of Water. Garnish with a rosemary sprig and grapefruit slice then serve.

Quittin’ Thyme

Ingredients

1 ½ Parts Aperol
1 ½ Parts Gin
1 dash of Angostura Bitters
1 Part Pink Grapefruit Sparkling Ice
Sprig of Thyme

Instructions

Rub Thyme sprig on rim of chilled martini glasses. Shake Aperol & Gin with ice and pour into glass. Top with Pink Grapefruit Sparkling Ice and garnish with a sprig of thyme.