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Cider Cocktails.

See our Seattle Cider cocktail recipes below. We would love to see your cocktails! Share how they turned out on Instagram and don't forget to tag us!

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VIVID Juicy Pear

VIVID Pear Highball

A simple but delightful full-flavored cocktail bursting with juicy pear goodness, perfectly complemented by a subtle hint of rosemary.

35 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can VIVID Juicy Pear Light Cider
1.5 oz Gin
0.5 oz Rosemary Simple Syrup
Rosemary sprig for garnish
Ice

Directions

Let's make some Rosemary simple syrup: 1 cup water, 1 cup granulated sugar, a few sprigs of rosemary. Over medium-high heat, bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let syrup steep for about 30 minutes. Pour syrup through a mesh strainer; let cool. Fill your glass with ice and pour in your gin, rosemary simple syrup, and top with VIVID Juicy Pear Light Cider. Stir it up and garnish with rosemary sprig. Enjoy!

VIVID Bright Cherry

VIVID Cherry Blossom

Literally the cocktail of spring. With the cherry blossoms in bloom you can't help but want a cocktail that evokes the beauty of cherry blossoms.

5 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can VIVID Bright Cherry Light Cider
1.5 oz Cherry Brandy
0.5 oz Triple Sec or Cointreau
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
Lemon Twist for garnish
Splash of Grenadine
Ice

Directions

Fill your glass with ice and pour in your cherry brandy, triple sec, and lemon juice. Top with VIVID Bright Cherry Light Cider, garnish with lemon twist and don't forget a splash of grenadine. Enjoy!

Basil Mint

Basil Mint To Be

Start your Valentine's Day off with a Basil Mint To Be Mimosa. Enjoy with your Valentine, Galentine, Palentine, Petentine, whoever!

3 minServes 2

Ingredients

1 can Basil Mint Cider
2 oz Mango Orange Juice
6 oz Champagne
Mint leaves for garnish

Directions

Grab a couple of champagne flutes and pour in 1 oz of Mango Orange Juice into each flute. Add about 3 to 4 ounces of Basil Mint Cider and top with champagne. Enjoy and Happy Valentine's Day! Mimosas are so versatile - try Marionberry Cider with limeade and champagne or Honeycrisp Cider with apple juice and champagne.

VIVID Fresh Peach

VIVID Peach Bellini

Experience the vibrant burst of flavor with our VIVID Peach Bellini! This cocktail is simplicity at its finest, letting the fresh, juicy peach steal the show. Perfect for savoring on any summer day - it's sunshine in a glass!

2 minServes 2

Ingredients

1 can VIVID Fresh Peach Light Cider
6 oz Champagne (mini bottle)
Fresh peach for garnish

Directions

Fill your glasses with 3 ounces of champagne each and top with VIVID Fresh Peach Light Cider. Garnish with a fresh peach and enjoy! You can spruce it up too by adding a splash of peach bitters or peach puree for extra sweetness.

Basil Mint

Winter Wonderland

A tropical twist on a winter cocktail with coconut rum and refreshing mint.

5 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can Basil Mint Cider
1 oz Coconut Rum
0.5 oz Coconut Milk
1/2 Lime squeezed
Mint leaves (about 6)
1 tsp Sugar
Pomegranate Seeds and Mint for garnish
Ice

Directions

Fill your cocktail shaker with coconut rum, coconut milk, sugar, squeeze in your half lime and toss in your mint leaves. Muddle everything up and give it a good shake. Fill your glass with ice and fill about half way with Basil Mint Cider. Top with your mix and garnish with pomegranate seeds and mint. Enjoy y'all.

Three Pepper

Three Pepper Pineapple Marg

A spicy-sweet margarita with tropical pineapple and a kick of pepper heat.

5 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can Three Pepper Cider
1 oz Triple Sec
1 oz Tequila Gold
2 oz Pineapple Juice
1 Lime
Pineapple chunks and Jalapeño for garnish
Ice

Directions

Fill your glass with ice and pour in your Triple Sec, Tequila Gold, and Pineapple Juice. Squeeze in one Lime and top off with Three Pepper Cider. Garnish with sliced Jalapeños and Pineapple chunks. Salt the rim if you wanna or to spice it up add Tajín!

VIVID Tart Apple

Merry and Light

A simple, perfect little winter cocktail that tastes just like the holidays.

3 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can VIVID Tart Apple Light Cider
2 oz Cranberry Cocktail
1 oz Gin
Rosemary and frozen cranberries for garnish
Ice

Directions

Fill your glass with ice and pour in your Cranberry Cocktail, Gin, and top with Cider. Garnish with rosemary and frozen cranberries. That's it! Enjoy y'all and Happy Holidays.

VIVID Tart Apple

Vampire's Kiss

This one is bloody good. Vampire's Kiss is vibrant and juicy, sure to be a favorite at any Halloween party.

5 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can VIVID Tart Apple Light Cider
0.25 oz Cocktail Cherry Syrup
2 oz Pomegranate Dark Cherry Juice
2 oz Vodka
Rosemary and Cocktail Cherries for garnish
Karo Syrup with red and blue food coloring (blood) for rim (optional)
Ice

Directions

Rim your glass with blood aka karo syrup and food coloring. Add your ice and pour in cocktail cherry syrup, pomegranate dark cherry juice, and vodka. Top with VIVID Tart Apple Light Cider and garnish with cocktail cherries and rosemary. Enjoy!

Honeycrisp

Dead By Dawn

A spooky citrus cocktail perfect for Halloween celebrations.

5 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can Honeycrisp Cider
1.5 oz Tequila
2 oz OJ
1.5 oz Grapefruit Juice
1 oz Blood Orange Juice
Thyme, Cocktail Cherries, Blood Orange Slice for garnish
Ice

Directions

Fill your glass with ice. Then pour in the Tequila, OJ, Grapefruit Juice, Blood Orange Juice. Top with Honeycrisp Cider and garnish with a sprig of Thyme, Cocktail Cherries, and a Blood Orange Slice. Black food coloring and glitter are optional.

Pumpkin Spice

The Midnight Hour

A creamy, spiced fall cocktail with brandy and maple sweetness.

5 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can Pumpkin Spice Cider
2 oz Brandy
0.5 oz Maple Syrup
1 Egg White
Ice

Directions

Fill your glass half way with Pumpkin Spice Cider. Grab your cocktail shaker and pour in your brandy, maple syrup, and egg white. Shake it for a few seconds then add ice. Now shake for at least 12 seconds like your life depends on it. Then pour it in your glass of cider and garnish with cinnamon and enjoy!

Honeycrisp

Witch's Brew

A magical black cocktail that transforms before your eyes - perfect for Halloween.

5 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can Honeycrisp Cider
1.5 oz Apple Brandy
3 oz Apple Cider
Edible Glitter
Black Food Coloring
Honeycrisp Apple for garnish
Ice

Directions

Fill your glass with ice then pour in brandy and apple cider. Then top it off with Honeycrisp Cider and drop in black food coloring. Give it a stir and watch it turn black. Then do a few spritz of gold glitter. For the garnish we cut out a jack-o-lantern face to give it more spookiness. Enjoy witches!

Basil Mint

Strawberry Basil Mint

A fresh, fruity gin cocktail with muddled strawberries and aromatic basil.

5 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can Basil Mint Cider
2 oz Gin
1 oz Lemon Juice
Strawberries
Basil Leaves
Sugar
Ice

Directions

First let's take our cocktail shaker and add some strawberries, sugar, basil leaves, gin, lemon juice and muddle it up real good. Add ice to your glass and pour in the mix. Top with Basil Mint Cider and enjoy!

Honeycrisp

Tropical Screwdriver

Close your eyes, let the sun kiss your face and imagine the sandy beaches with the waves lapping.

2 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can Honeycrisp Cider
1 oz Vodka
2 oz Guava Nectar
Ice

Directions

Fill your glass with ice and pour in your Vodka, Guava Nectar, and top with Honeycrisp Cider. Give it a little stir and that's it! Now go outside and enjoy.

Honeycrisp

Summer Peach Sangria

A crowd-pleasing pitcher cocktail with bourbon, white port, and fresh summer peaches.

1+ hourServes 6-8

Ingredients

3 cans Honeycrisp Cider
6 oz Oola Bourbon
6 oz White Port Wine
1.5 oz Lemon Juice
3 oz Peach Sage Simple Syrup
Peaches and Honeycrisp Apples for garnish

Directions

First make Simple Syrup: Add 1 cup water, 1/2 cup Muscovado sugar, sage leaves and one cut peach to a pan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves and simmer for 5 minutes. Let steep for at least an hour, then strain. Cut up peaches, apples, and a lemon. Grab a pitcher and toss in fruit. Pour in bourbon, white port, cider, simple syrup, and lemon juice. Add ice to glass and fill with that peachy goodness!

VIVID Tart Apple

VIVID Tart Apple Negroni'ish

A cider twist on the classic Italian aperitivo.

3 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can VIVID Tart Apple
0.75 oz Sweet Vermouth
0.75 oz Campari
1 oz Gin
1 Lime
Ice

Directions

Fill your glass half way with VIVID Tart Apple Light Cider then pour in Sweet Vermouth, Campari, and Gin. Give it a little stir, add your ice and squeeze half a lime. One more little stir and enjoy!

Dry

Malibu Barbie

A pink frozen blended cocktail topped with coconut ice cream - the ultimate summer treat.

5 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can Dry Cider (frozen, about 4 cubes)
1 oz White Rum
1 oz Pineapple Juice
1/4 cup Frozen Dragonfruit
1 scoop Coconut Ice Cream

Directions

Let's get this pink drink started with about 4 frozen cubes of Dry Cider, 1 ounce Pineapple Juice, 1 ounce White Rum, and 1/4 cup frozen Dragonfruit. Blend until smooth and pour into a glass. Top with coconut ice cream and enjoy!

VIVID Tart Apple

Watermelon Ginger Spritz

It literally tastes like summer. Fresh watermelon and ginger make this spritz unforgettable.

10 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can VIVID Tart Apple Light Cider
1 oz Aperol
2 oz Watermelon/Ginger/Lime Juice
Lime for garnish
Ice

Directions

This one requires a juicer or you can blend and use a mesh strainer to rid pulp. In your juicer, juice 1 mini watermelon, 1 lime, and a knob of ginger. Use a mesh strainer to make it extra smooth. Add ice and pour in Aperol, watermelon ginger lime juice. Top with Light Cider and garnish with a lime slice. Enjoy!

Odyssey

Shark-a-rita

A blue ocean margarita with blood in the water - perfect for Shark Week!

3 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can Odyssey
1 oz Tequila
1 oz Blue Curacao
1 oz Lime Juice
0.5 oz Lemon Simple Syrup
Splash of Grenadine for blood in the water!
Ice

Directions

Fill your glass with ice and pour in Tequila, Blue Curacao, Lime Juice, and Lemon Simple Syrup. Stir it up, top with Odyssey, and give it a bloody splash of Grenadine!

Dry

Pomegranate Fizzer

A refreshing fizzy cocktail with sparkling pomegranate and gin.

3 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can Dry Cider
1 oz Gin
1 oz Lime Juice
3 oz Sparkling Pomegranate Juice
Ice

Directions

Fill your glass with ice and pour in sparkling pomegranate juice, lime juice, and gin. Top with Dry Cider and give it a stir. That's it! Enjoy y'all.

Dry

Dry Aperol Spritz

A cider twist on the classic Italian spritz - refreshing and bittersweet.

2 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can Dry Cider
2 oz Aperol
3 oz Prosecco
Orange slice for garnish

Directions

Add ice to glass. Pour in Aperol & Prosecco. Add Dry cider. Garnish with orange slices and enjoy!

Odyssey

Seattle Sunset

A tropical rum cocktail with layers of color like a Pacific Northwest sunset.

3 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can Odyssey Cider
2 oz Rum
1 oz Pineapple Juice
0.5 oz Grenadine
Pineapple and Cherry for garnish
Ice

Directions

Add ice to glass. Pour in rum. Add pineapple juice. Top with Odyssey. Add splash of grenadine. Garnish with pineapple and cherry.

VIVID Tart Apple

VIVID Tart Apple Mango Sgroppino

A creamy, frozen Italian-style cocktail with mango sorbet.

2 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can VIVID Tart Apple Cider
1 oz Oola Citrus Vodka
2 scoops Mango Sorbet

Directions

Add 2 scoops of mango sorbet (or any flavor) then 1 ounce of Oola Citrus Vodka (or any vodka). Finally top with VIVID Tart Apple, give it a lil stir and enjoy!

VIVID Tart Apple

VIVID Tart Apple Rosemary Lemonade

A refreshing herbal lemonade cocktail with rosemary-infused ice.

5 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can VIVID Tart Apple
1 oz Gin
3 oz Rosemary Lemonade
Lemon and Rosemary
Rosemary Ice (pour water in ice tray and add rosemary leaves)

Directions

Add your rosemary ice, pour in 3 ounces of your rosemary lemonade, 1 ounce gin, top with VIVID Tart Apple. Give it a lil stir and garnish with lemon slice and rosemary sprig. Enjoy the heck out of this now.

Basil Mint

Basil Mint Slaps

A refreshing gin cocktail with slapped basil for extra aromatics and cool cucumber.

3 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can Basil Mint Cider
2 oz Gin
Ice
Basil Leaves
Cucumber slices

Directions

Add 2oz of gin to glass. Add ice to glass. Pour in Basil Mint cider. Slap a basil leaf and add to glass. Add in cucumber slices. Top with another slapped basil leaf and enjoy!

VIVID Tart Apple

Salty Cat

A spicy grapefruit cocktail with jalapeño-salted rim.

3 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can VIVID Tart Apple
1 oz Oola Chili Pepper Vodka
2 oz Grapefruit Juice
Jalapeño Salt to rim glass
Dried grapefruit for garnish

Directions

Add Oola Chili Pepper Vodka to shaker. Rim glass with jalapeño salt. Pour shaker mix over ice with VIVID Tart Apple. Garnish with dried grapefruit slice.

Basil Mint

Basil Mint Julep

A cider twist on the classic Kentucky Derby cocktail with bourbon and maple.

3 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can Basil Mint Cider
2 oz Oola Bourbon
0.5 oz Maple Syrup
Mint Leaves for muddling and garnish
Ice

Directions

Add syrup and mint leaves to glass and muddle. Add ice to glass. Pour in Oola Bourbon. Top with Basil Mint cider. Garnish with mint leaves and enjoy!

VIVID Tart Apple

VIVID Tart Apple Blueberry Smash

A fruity smash cocktail with fresh blueberries, thyme, and a brown sugar rim.

5 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can VIVID Tart Apple Light Cider
2 oz Gin
1/2 cup Blueberries
Thyme
1 Lemon
Brown sugar for rim
Ice

Directions

Add blueberries and thyme to cocktail shaker, smash it up, squeeze half a lemon, add gin and ice and shake it up. Rim glass with lemon and brown sugar, add ice and pour mix in. Top it off with VIVID Tart Apple Light Cider. Garnish with lemon and sprig of thyme and enjoy!

Honeycrisp

Honeycrisp Cider Brandy Sipper

A warming brandy cocktail with herbal simple syrup and fresh apple garnish.

3 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can Honeycrisp Cider
2 oz Brandy
1 oz Simple Syrup (Sage, Rosemary, Juniper)
Blood Orange slice for garnish
Honeycrisp apple slices for garnish
Ice

Directions

Add ice to glass. Pour in Brandy. Add simple syrup & stir to mix. Top off with Honeycrisp cider. Garnish with apple slices and blood orange slice.

VIVID Tart Apple

VIVID Tart Apple Lavender Spritzy

A floral, aromatic spritz with lavender vodka and homemade lavender syrup.

3 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can VIVID Tart Apple Light Cider
2 oz Lavender Vodka
1 oz Lavender Simple Syrup
1 Lemon
Ice

Directions

Add ice to glass. Add 2 ounces Lavender Vodka. Add 1 ounce Lavender Simple Syrup. Squeeze half a lemon. Top with VIVID Tart Apple Light Cider. Garnish with lemon slices and enjoy!

VIVID Tart Apple

Lime Light

The perfect easy, low cal cocktail you can make at any time. Simple yet full of flavor.

2 minServes 1

Ingredients

1 can VIVID Tart Apple Light Cider
1 oz Oola Citrus Vodka
Half a Lime squeezed
Lime wedge for garnish
Ice

Directions

Fill your glass with ice and pour in your vodka, squeeze half a lime, and top with VIVID Tart Apple Light Cider. Garnish with lime wedge and enjoy!

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