Scarlet Sipper

Sweet, tart and fizzy, the scarlet sipper is a vibrant alcohol-free punch that takes just minutes to make. It’s one of our favorite simple mocktail recipes when we want to serve something besides soda. Looking for a boozy drink instead? Just add your favorite spirit or red wine to this scarlet sipper for a spiked version.

Scarlet Sipper Ingredients

• Cranberry-apple juice
• Orange juice
• Lemon juice
• Ginger ale
• Fresh cranberries and orange and lemon wedges, to garnish

Directions

Step 1: Combine the juices

In a pitcher, combine the cranberry-apple juice, orange juice and lemon juice.

Step 2: Add the ginger ale

Stir in the ginger ale. Pour the drink over ice. If desired, garnish the glasses with cranberries and orange and lemon wedges.

How to Store Scarlet Sipper

Since this scarlet sipper recipe is made with both fruit juice and carbonated soda, it doesn’t keep for too long. If you want to make a batch of scarlet sippers ahead of time, mix the juices and store the mixture in the fridge. Add the ginger ale when you’re ready to serve.

Scarlet Sipper Tips

How do you make alcoholic scarlet sippers?

When adding alcohol to a nonalcoholic drink, first decide how much you want to change the flavor of the recipe. A neutral spirit like vodka will keep the scarlet sipper closer to the original. A citrus or cranberry vodka will blend right into the fruit juice.

Prefer tequila? It’ll push the scarlet sipper somewhere between a margarita and a paloma.

For more of a sangria, add light red wine and a bit of brandy or bourbon.

Can you use ginger beer in a scarlet sipper?

Absolutely! The robust flavor of ginger beer will make the scarlet sippers less sweet and bring a stronger bite of ginger to each sip. Since there are numerous options, we took the liberty of tasting a variety of the most available brands and ranked the best ginger beers.

Can you use other sodas in a scarlet sipper recipe?

Ginger ale brings a pleasant kiss of spicy ginger to this recipe, but the recipe works with other light-colored sodas. Try grapefruit-forward Squirt or lemon-lime Sprite, or skip the soda and opt for flavored sparkling water.