Alcohol-free
Cranberry & Orange Fizz
A house-sized adaptation of Ocean Spray’s Cranberry Burst. It keeps the cranberry, orange and ginger-ale ratio while using a measured 250 ml serving.
Alcohol-free · Fruity · Fresh
Ingredients
- 150 ml Cranberry juice drink (sweetened)
- 50 ml Orange (fresh juice)
- 50 ml Ginger ale (0.0%) (choose a 0.0% alcohol product)
- 1 piece Orange (half slice, for garnish) (Optional)
Ice and water are assumed. Add everything else you have.
Method
Build
Equipment: Jigger or measuring spoon · Bar spoon
- Fill a large highball glass with ice. Add the cranberry juice drink and orange juice.
- Pour in the measured cold ginger ale and stir gently.
- Add an orange half-slice if desired.
A small detail
Use sweetened cranberry juice drink and 0.0% ginger ale. For a pitcher, mix the juices first and add ginger ale just before pouring.
Estimated strength
Zero
What does this mean?
Per serving: ≈ 0% ABV · ≈ 0 g alcohol
An estimate, not a measurement. Dilution lowers concentration but does not remove alcohol. Check your bottle label. These typical alcohol levels can vary by brand and market.
Added water from ice: 10%. Water added as a percentage of the measured liquid before mixing. Ice melt varies with temperature, time and technique.
Assumes the mixers labelled alcohol-free are 0.0%. Check labels when traces matter.
Plan for a party
Ready-to-pour batch
Combine, dilute and chill the batch. Finish each glass when serving.
Guests: 6
Chill the juice base. Add the cold fizz to the pitcher just before serving, then pour into glasses.
One recipe serving per guest. Choose the amount you want to prepare.
Batch to pour: 1,500 ml · Per serving: 250 ml. Use a container larger than the volume shown; allow room for fruit and stirring.
Prepare the base
- 900 ml Cranberry juice drink (sweetened)
- 300 ml Orange (fresh juice)
Add to the pitcher just before serving
- 300 ml Ginger ale (0.0%) (choose a 0.0% alcohol product)
Optional garnishes · Optional
- 6 pieces Orange (half slice, for garnish)
Water for the batch
The measured non-alcoholic mixers already make a long drink. No extra water is planned; serve over fresh ice.
0 ml added water for 6 servings.
Make one serving using the original method. Weigh the liquid before ice, then strain completely and weigh again. The gain in grams is approximately the added water in ml. Liquid left on the ice makes this an underestimate. Taste the chilled sample, repeat if needed, and enter the water amount above.
Prepare and serve
- Measure the base ingredients into a clean, covered container and stir to combine. Keep the quantities in the serving section separate.
- Prepare for today’s service. Label and refrigerate the covered base; follow ingredient storage labels. Keep ice out of the container and chill the glasses before serving.
- Just before serving, gently stir in all the finishing ingredients listed above, using their total amounts. The portion to pour now includes both the base and these additions.
- Pour 250 ml of the cold batch into each glass over fresh ice.
- Prepare fresh juice close to serving and keep it chilled separately unless it is explicitly in the base. Fresh batches are for this service, not an overnight storage promise.
- Keep the sparkling mixer cold and closed until serving. Add it to the chilled pitcher last, stir gently and pour all portions promptly. Keep ice in the glasses, not the pitcher.
The list saves ingredient names, not party quantities. Check the totals above against how much you have. Garnishes and ice are not added.
Bartender sources: Campari Academy: batching techniques · Dave Arnold: measuring dilution and batching · Simon Difford: water and dilution · Jeffrey Morgenthaler: batch calculator
Sources & inspiration
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