The Expansion Era · Summer
The Cherry Brunch Bloom
A Bubbly Little Luxury for Slow Mornings
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🍋 Bright citrus — lemonade keeps the drink crisp and refreshing
🍒 Black cherry — a subtle dark-fruit note adds sophistication
🍇 Juicy berry depth — cranberry and grape bring tart-sweet richness
🤍 Soft vanilla finish — barely there, but enough to round the edges
✨ Delicate effervescence — light bubbles keep everything brunch-worthy
Ingredients
- Makes 1 mocktail
- ½ cup chilled lemonade
- ¼ cup Ocean Spray Cran-Grape
- ½ cup Trader Joe’s Sparkling Black Cherry Vanilla Water, well chilled
- Ice
- Garnish
- 2–3 frozen dark cherries
- Thin lemon wheel or lemon twist
- Optional: Fresh cherry when in season
How to Make It
1
Fill a tall stemless glass, champagne-style glass, or elegant highball with ice.
2
Pour in the chilled lemonade.
3
Add the Cran-Grape and stir gently once or twice to combine.
4
Slowly top with the sparkling black cherry vanilla water to preserve the bubbles.
5
Drop in two or three frozen dark cherries and finish with a thin lemon wheel or twist.
6
Serve immediately while everything is icy cold and sparkling.
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Simpli Sip Tip
8
Pour the sparkling water last and stir as little as possible. We want bubbles—not a vigorously mixed fruit punch.
Ritual Moment
Brunch doesn’t always need reservations.
Some mornings call for staying home a little longer. Put breakfast on the pretty plate. Turn on the playlist you normally save for company. Pour something sparkling into the glass you’ve been waiting for an occasion to use.
Then sit down.
No rushing into the rest of the day.
Because an ordinary Saturday morning is occasion enough.