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Cherry Beach Fruitbelt Mocktail

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Walking into the first annual Great Lakes Surf n’ Turf event at Flagship Speciality Foods & Fish Market on Red Arrow highway, we were sidetracked by a table filled with small, dark green glass bottles labeled as “Fruitbelt.” Endlessly curious about any new edible products, the hubs and I were more than happy to take them up on their offer to sample these curious tonics made with apple or cherry, bitters, honey, and a variety of botanicals. One perfectly bubbly but not too sweet sip and I instantly knew these would become a staple offering at Camp Navama year round. Sip ’em solo, in a cocktail, or whip up one magical mocktail like this one, which drinks like a sparkling cherry lemonade. Cheers all around!

THIS CHERRY LEMONADE INSPIRED MOCKTAIL IS ELEVATED WITH BITTERS AND FRUITBELT FOR A SPARKLING DRINK PERFECT FOR SUMMER!

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Cherry Beach Fruitbelt Mocktail

This cherry lemonade inspired mocktail is elevated with bitters and Fruitbelt for a sparkling drink perfect for summer!

Course Drinks
Active Time 10 minutes
Total Time 6 hours
Servings 2 cheery cherry servings (recipe can be quadrupled and made in a pitcher for a crowd)
Author Lindsay Navama

Ingredients

  • 1 lemon
  • 1 to 2 cups lemonade for making ice cubes amount needed will vary with size of cubes
  • 8 ounces Bright Cherry Fruitbelt chilled
  • 4 ounces lemonade
  • 2 ounces soda water chilled
  • 3 to 4 dashes of your favorite bitters optional and adds a tiny amount of alcohol

Instructions

Make Ahead

  1. Peel rind from lemon into ½-inch strips and place 1 or 2 pieces in each ice cube square. Fill ice cube tray with lemonade and freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight. Chill glasses in freezer if you’re feeling fancy.

Make Mocktails

  1. Divide the Fruitbelt, lemonade, soda water and bitters equally between two glasses and stir. Add lemonade ice cube(to each glass. Serve immediately and enjoy living that zero-proof life.

Food Flirt Style

  1. Garnish with 2 fresh basil leaves, cut into thin strips
  2. Make ice with limeade instead of lemonade
  3. Add 4 ounces of your favorite rum or vodka to make this mocktail a cocktail!

Recipe Notes

Special Items Needed

Fruitbelt Tonic (visit website for retail locations), silicone ice cube trays with 1 or 2-inch cubes (regular ice cube trays can be used in a pinch).