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20 Crave-Worthy Refreshing Drinks To Add to Your Cart

20 Crave-Worthy Refreshing Drinks To Add to Your Cart

As the season of wearing less clothing and bathing suit ready is about to hit, we crave nothing more than a refreshing beverage.

Whether it’s a canned mimosa containing less calories and no added sugar, a premier sparkling water made with fresh fruits, or THC-infused beverages there is something special about the perfect bevvy that hits perfectly on a hot day. Therefore, highlighting a few of our top contenders are an absolute must.

We are gonna kick off our refreshing beverage list with a fruit-forward twist on a classic!

Schofferhofer is great tasting and extremely refreshing beer that's perfect as the weather warms up - Schofferhofer Grapefruit Hefeweizen beer. 

And hitting shelves this April, Schofferhofer is introducing a brand new flavorful beer - Passion Fruit Hefeweizen beer.Made up of 50% hefeweizen beer and 50% passion fruit - this tropical tasting refreshment is perfect to kick-off summer. Often beer is considered too heavy or not refreshing enough. This one is sheer perfection! Consider it the unicorn of beers! Retail: $8.99+

Rosé - a beloved beverage has increased in popularity over the past couple years and for good reason. It’s delicious, crisp, refreshing and now has many low-cal options as well! . From the light pink cotton-candy like color that screams summertime to the light fruit-forward notes — a glass rosé is inviting.

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Sonoma-Cutrer has been crafting wines since 1981 in the esteemed Russian River Valley growing region of Sonoma County, California. The 2020 Rosé of Pinot Noir is a beautiful and delicate example of why Russian River Valley Pinot Noir makes a wonderful rosé. Retail: $25.00

Underwood Rosé is sheer perfection! Oregon-grown rosé offers a crisp refreshing taste each and every time. The base notes of golden raspberry, kiwi, and rose blossom take any occasion to new heights. Prefer something a little more bubbly? The brand has you covered! Underwood Rosé Bubbles are delicately delicious with notes of Pink Grapefruit, Hood Strawberry, and Watermelon. Both wines are also available canned, making them the perfect companion for your outdoor festivities where glass is prohibited, and sharing is made easy!

Retail: $14.00

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Wine in a can is all the rage right about now. With the temps heating up, why not keep it refreshing and low-cal at the same time?! Introducing BABE 100 – it’s light and refreshing like a seltzer (with only 100 calories and zero grams of sugar), but it’s actually wine! Retail: $26.99 for a variety pack.

Sparkling wine fans have a new reason to sip and celebrate this month with the long-awaited launch of Gancia’s Prosecco Rosé D.O.C. This new-to-market wine merges the popular trends of Prosecco and Rosé into a unique varietal approved earlier this year by the governing body for the Prosecco D.O.C. appellation. Retail: $11.99

Avaline White is an everyday, easy-drinking White blend. It’s dry with a touch of citrus and a crisp, fresh finish. Perfect for those sunny afternoons! Cameron Diaz signs off by stating: ”I drink it as a spritzer: The White over ice cubes, topped off with sparkling water. A true refreshment.” An everyday, easy-drinking White blend. She’s dry with a touch of citrus and a crisp, fresh finish.

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Avaline White is a brand-new, clean and vegan-friendly wine by Cameron Diaz and Katherine Power. This dry Spanish wine is made with organic grapes, and offers a crisp flavor with a fresh finish. The end result is full of natural goodness and free of dozens of unwanted and undisclosed extras like sugars, colors, and concentrates, so you can pour with confidence for any occasion. Available for purchase on wine.com Retail: $24.99

No Fine Print Wine

No Fine Print's Lil Fizz - a fizzy white wine blend of Northern CA sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, and rosé. This high quality wine was inspired by a love of the light and versatile qualities of Txakoli and light Mexican lagers. This blend is elegantly effervescent, showing a fruit-forward palate loaded with refreshing acidity.

Considered ‘sunshine in a can,’ No Fine Print is changing the way consumers enjoy their favorite beverages.

77% Sauvignon Blanc Lake County

16% Chardonnay Sonoma Valley

7% Rose of Pinot Noir Sonoma-Carneros/Sonoma Valley

Available by the 750ml bottle or a 4-pack of 250ml cans, both are $20.

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Easy to transport (and sanitize), ButterCans offer the perfect sip! They’re grab-and-go 250ml cans of Butter Chardonnay that are perfect for individual enjoyment! Rather than passing around a bottle, minimize touchpoints by wiping down personal cans for your guests in advance or have them BYOB—bring your own Butter! One of the fastest-growing, bestselling chardonnays in the nation, Butter Chardonnay brims with stone fruit and baked-lemon notes with a soft, vanilla finish. Rich, bold, and luscious, Butter melts in your mouth. ButterCans are the perfect refreshing treat to soak in the sunshine this summer! Retail: $20 for a 4-pack.

Pompette is a new innovative beverage company founded in 2019. The brand recently named Entrepreneur and SI Swimsuit Model Kate Bock their new Chief Brand Officer. The company's philosophy emphasizes health and wellness. As the first hard seltzer served in a 750ml resealable bottle, Pompette is blended with imported alcohol and natural flavors including Cucumber Lime, Rosé Hibiscus, Lemon Mint and Clementine Berry. Each flavor is naturally gluten-free, contains 5% alcohol by volume and 40 calories with two grams of sugar or less per six ounce serving. Retail: $12.99

Barefoot is the OG when it comes to wine. The brand has constantly put out new products to match the demand. Barefoot is a respectable company that continues to deliver quality. Barefoot Wine’s has just released it’s hard seltzer that comes in two flavors – Blueberry & Lemon and Watermelon & Lime – just in time for spring and summer. These new flavors will be exclusively available in the Barefoot Hard Seltzer Sun Perfect Favorites Variety Pack. Retail: $17.99

Ohza

Every summer, it seems as though there is a particular canned cocktail that takes over and becomes a national hit. Most recently, spiked seltzer is at the top of its game and bringing the concept of ready-to-drink, canned cocktails into the spotlight. Ohza, the canned cocktail that is considered to be one of the fastest-growing, ready-to-drink cocktail companies in the industry, has become a hit beverage not only for its convenience, but also because it’s a “healthier” alternative to mimosas and bellinis. Ohza comes in various flavors including the Classic Mimosa, Mango Mimosa, Cranberry Mimosa, and Classic Bellini. Retail: $39.99 for a 12-pack.

When it comes to creating the perfect refreshing beverage, many of them don’t contain alcohol! Over the years, mocktails have definitely upped their game and are pretty delicious! Below are a few of our favorites that are not only delicious, but have their own health benefits as well.

Sexy AF Spirits

Sexy AF Spirits are 100% Alcohol Free, vegan, sugar free, plant based, low cal, low carb, kosher botanically infused premium spirits that are perfect for mixing.

Sexy AF is not just a spirit, it's a lifestyle. Yes, the AF stands for Alcohol Free.

Botanically infused and nutritionally beneficial Sexy AF Spirits are hand-crafted and: low in Calories, carbs and contain zero added sugar or artificial flavors. They’re also vegan, plant based, and kosher!

Sexy AF drinks have a TON of health benefits as well! Retail: $39.99+

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Drink Gifted

Drink Gifted is cold- pressed, NON-GMO and vegan. The brand is premium super tonics formulated with a unique blend of superfoods and adaptogens to support health and wellness. The super tonics come in five refreshing and delicious blends that each offer various health benefits.

Retail: $35.95 for 6 bottles.

Are super delicious, great for summer, and feature clinically-effective levels of adaptogens in each can. They are a delightful, refreshingly iced-tea like drink with various functional formulas to address need states of VITALITY, FOCUS, CALM and SLEEP. Retail: $41.88 for per12-pack.

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Fishers Island Lemonade is the original canned cocktail, female-founded in 2014 by Bronya Shillo. The non-carbonated spiked lemonade cocktail originated at Shillo’s family’s bar on Fishers Island, New York, the Pequot Inn. Shillo refined the decades-old recipe and canned the premium distilled vodka, whiskey, lemon, and honey cocktail. The approved gluten-removed cocktail is known for its refreshing flavor profile and packs a punch at 9% ABV. The ready-to-drink canned cocktail is perfect for stay-at-home BBQs, golf outings, the beach, the boat, and beyond. $16.99 per 4-pack

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The tasty and refreshing CBD wellness beverages from UNITY are packed with super-healthy, plant-based nutrient and ashwagandha to help improve physical and emotional well-being and help you unwind. 

Available flavors include: Strawberry Lemonade, Blueberry Lavender, Blackberry Tea, Ginger Lemonade, Elderflower Rose. Retail: $41.94 for a 6-pack.

Spring marks the arrival of Isca, a premium CBD soda brand that offers unmatched taste for a new kind of calm. With flavors developed by British chef Michael Caines, who holds two Michelin stars and is the brand’s director of flavor development, the sodas are produced in California and made with all natural, superior quality ingredients, including U.S. grown, premium hemp extract known for its bioavailability. Isca refreshes the mind and palate by providing the sought-after benefits of high-quality CBD while also being extremely drinkable. The sodas include 20 mg of broad spectrum CBD and are available in four varieties—Cola, Ginger Ale, Indian Tonic and Pink Grapefruit & Rose— Isca drinkers will be able to see and taste the carefully blended, naturally sourced ingredients that each premium soda is composed of. Because it’s flavor forward, it is intended to be enjoyed solo, but each flavor has been carefully crafted to be used as both a perfect cocktail or zero proof libation mixer.Isca will be available for nationwide shipping direct-to-consumer via the brand’s website, www.iscadrinks.com. Retail: $35.70 for a 6-pack.

Nectr

Nectr is a zero sugar, lightly essensed cannabis-Infused sparkling water. It is beyond refreshing, Vegan, easy to consume, and full of enjoyable effects. Nectr currently comes in two flavors, watermelon and lemon-lime, with two additional product lines set to launch soon. Nectr appeals to the masses. No sodium, no carbs, no sugar = no worries!

There's no doubt about it: water is one of the building blocks of life, and remaining hydrated is essential to our physical health. Hydration is key to regulating body temperature, maintaining optimal joint function, and ensuring our cells and organs get the nutrients they need. But sometimes water alone isn't enough, which is why some people turn to beverages like sports drinks, which are infused with additional vitamins and minerals for optimal functioning. Check out our picks below for ‘water’ that is far from average!

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Mother Kombucha offers sparkling water infused with kombucha and it’s a delicious loophole to the common rule of “don’t drink your calories!” Agua Bucha comes in delicious flavors like meyer lemon, grapefruit, and key lime while incorporating naturally occurring organic acids and B vitamins from the kombucha. At only 4 calories and 1 gram of sugar per can, it’s a yummy way to switch out boring old water from time to time. Retail: $28.99

Available on Amazon

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A true trend-setter, Sovány is the first sparkling water made with organic fruit. Sovany’s clean label and simple packaging speaks to the branding. We are a high-end brand which is totally accessible. Sovany works with Tradin Organics to source it’s Organic, Non-GMO ingredients and maintains a commitment to fair trade and sustainable production. Packaged in environmentally friendly BPA free aluminum cans and engineered to have just the right amount of bubbles, Sovany is a “guilt-free” all occasion premium without being exclusive beverage. Retail: $1.89+


Cacao Water by Blue Stripes

CACAO Water by Blue Stripes is the surprise you didn’t know you needed! It’s poised to be the next coconut water and you should be drinking it every day!

Cacao water is made from the cacao fruit – that's the white, fleshy part of the whole cacao that surrounds the beans – and it's full of superfood benefits that make cacao water a healthy alternative to plain water. Retail: $24.00 for 6-pack.

Cacao Water is full of vital nutrients and antioxidants that help repair and maintain our bodies. As you know, antioxidants are among the most powerful resources we have in the fight against inflammation and disease caused by free radicals, which is influenced by the modern lifestyle. Needed, now more than ever, cacao water has twice as many antioxidants per serving as 100 grams of blueberries, which makes it a real powerhouse in the fight against damage-causing free radicals.







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