Contact:
Sharon Newcomb
Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.
508-946-7185
snewcomb@oceanspray.com
Ericka Helwig
617-520-7028
Celebrate Your Independence from High Calorie Cocktails
Create July 4th Drinks That Have Great Taste -- And Wont Affect Your Waistline!
LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, MA (June 23, 2006) Whether
youre 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® Juice Drinks. Made with
real fruit juice, Vitamin C and only 5 calories per 8-ounce serving,
Diet Ocean Spray® 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 youre 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 Sprays Cranberry Spray
flavor with Absolut® 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® 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 with sparklers when they reach for a Fruit Colada made with Ocean Spray Cranberry Raspberry Juice Drink, pineapple sherbet, and cream of coconut. This frosty concoction certainly doesnt look like an ordinary kid drink, especially when decorated with a celebratory red, white and blue umbrella garnish.
Additional recipes are available at www.oceanspray.com.
The 5-0 Cosmo
3 oz. Diet Ocean Spray® Cranberry Spray Juice Drink
3/4 oz. Absolut® 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® 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® 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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