Cranberry and Orange Cooler
Cool down with this long cocktail made with Cranes Cranberry Cider, Aperol and a splash of soda water.
Very British Problems
It’s a running joke that the British love to talk about the weather. Catch us off-guard and you can guarantee our go to topic of conversation is whether its too hot, too cold, too rainy or if it hasn’t rained in days. It would seem we are obsessed with it! Being true to type, I’ve spent my whole weekend complaining with the weather. One minute I’m complaining it’s too hot standing in front of the electric fan, the next minute I’m freezing, huddling up on the sofa with a fleecy blanket.
Fortunately this weekend was, for the most part, gloriously sunny and warm. And, I’m pleased to say it looks like it’s going to stay that way for the next week! After another long, hot day I decided to treat Jon and I to a cheeky afternoon cocktail.
Cranes Cranberry Cider
I’d recently been gifted some of Cranes Cranberry Cider and decided that this was a good a place to start as any when making my cocktail. Now…I’m under no obligation to give these guys a shout out but I’ve been so impressed with their range it would be rude not to…
For those of you who don’t know, Cranes is the world’s first cranberry “cider”. It’s made from fermented cranberries rather than apples which means that it’s 100%, high in juice, and very low in calories thanks to having very little added sugar. At just 99 calories a bottle and full of flavour what’s not to love?!
They come in three flavours, original cranberry, raspberry & pomegranate and strawberry & kiwi. They’re all awesome but for this cocktail I used the original cranberry as the base. the other two slipped down far too easily on their own.
Cranberries usually make me think of Christmas and my go to flavour combination at that time of year is cranberry and orange. I tried to give the Cranberry and Orange Cooler a summery lift by using a splash of Aperol and topping it up with soda water.
Cranberry and Orange Cooler – The Recipe
Ingredients
- Twist of orange peel
- Ice
- 50ml Aperol
- 1/2 bottle of Cranes Original Cranberry Cider
- Splash of soda water
Instructions
- Begin by creating a long orange peel twist by taking a small paring knife and running it under the rind of the orange.
- Place the twisted peel into the glass and fill with ice to hold in place.
- Fill the glass with Aperol then top with the cider.
- Finish with a splash of soda water and serve.

As this is a long drink it’s best served on a warm Saturday afternoon while you’re sat in the garden soaking up the rays. It’s also awesome served at BBQs!
More long cocktails
If you like my Cranberry and Orange Cooler then why not try one of these recipes from my favourite UK bloggers:
- Tall Coconut Cocktail from Hungry Healthy Happy
- Gin, Strawberry and Cranberry Cocktail from Foodie Quine
Gosh, that looks refreshing! The colors are beautiful to boot.
Thanks Jackie 🙂 it’s pretty bright isn’t it 😛
Oh I could just go for a glass of that. It looks so refreshing.
Looks perfect for those hot summer days …love the colors! Thanks for sharing 🙂
My pleasure Maria! Thank you for stopping by! I love the neon orange that Aperol turns everything!
Totally love the look of that, and I could certainly sink one now!
This cooler is perfect for the summer heat to serve at barbecues and al fresco dining.
Yum! What a pretty and tasty looking cooler! That’ll be great for the summer once we start getting some warm days around here. New Englanders like to complain about the weather too! I suppose it comes from living in a changeable climate. 🙂
Glad we’re not the only ones 😛 today it is SUPER HOT but looks like it could chuck it down with rain at any time…better pour another cocktail…
Cranberry cider – what a unique drink. Cranberries are so good for you and so versatile!
I’ve certainly not had anything like it before! It’s delicious!
Oooh, this cider sounds really interesting. I’ve never seen it before so I’ll have to make sure I look for it the next time I’m in the supermarket cider aisle!
It’s definitely stocked by Ocado and a number of pubs. No doubt they are trying to get it in all the supermarkets too! It’s delicious!
Strawberry and Kiwi cider, now that sounds very interesting! I would love to try this flavour! I’ve never had Cranes cider before, but will definitely check it out!
It’s a really interesting flavour combo isn’t it? definitely keep an eye out for Cranes! It’s awesome 🙂