With the Emmy Awards airing tonight, and your Drinking Game already in hand, why not enjoy the show with a couple of low-calorie cocktails? The recipes below feature Sparkling ICE, a naturally flavored sparkling water that is zero calories, gluten-free, lightly carbonated…and a delicious addition to any mixed drink. Sparkling ICE contains B-Vitamins and Vitamin D, along with a caffeine-free Green Tea Extract, which contains healthy antioxidants.
And now, to the drinking!
Strawberry Lemonade Emmy-tini
Ingredients:
1½ oz. Corzo Tequila Silver
1 oz. Cointreau
1 oz. Strawberry Lemonade Sparkling ICE
¾ oz. Lime juice
1 Strawberry
½ tsp. Jalapeño, diced
Directions: Muddle strawberry and jalapeño in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and remaining ingredients. Shake vigorously and strain into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with strawberry.
Calories per 6 oz serving: 130
Red Carpet Raspberry Rave
Ingredients:
1 oz. Makers Mark Bourbon
½ oz. Dry Vermouth
2 Bourbon Cherries
2 oz. Black Raspberry Sparkling ICE
2 Blackberries
Directions: Combine the bourbon and dry vermouth in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled glass. Top off with Black Raspberry Sparkling ICE. Gently stir and garnish with blackberries.
Calories per 6 oz serving: 130
Sparkling ICE is part of the TalkingRain® family of beverages, and retails for $1.19-$1.29. To locate Sparking ICE (In NYC I’ve see it at Duane Reade stores) visit Sparkling ICE Dot Com!