Boxed Wine Pitcher Cocktails: Red Wine, Blackberry & Ginger Cocktail

Jayme Henderson
Jayme Henderson
Jayme is an aspiring wine-maker and Certified Sommelier, and when away from the restaurant, she can be found in the garden or the kitchen. She blogs at Holly & Flora, where she writes about cultivating, cocktailing, and creating, from garden to glass.
updated Jan 29, 2020

Serves8 to 12

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This may be the easiest of this week’s boxed wine pitcher recipes to craft, as it’s based solely on purchased ingredients. If you have a box of light, fruity, or even sweet red wine, this recipe is the one for you. Basing a cocktail on this style of wine assures a vibrant, deeply hued sangria-like flavor profile.

Fruity, fresh, and tart, with a swift kick of ginger — this blackberry and pomegranate cocktail may also be the most crowd-pleasing of the pack.

This particular cocktail is the least boozy of the boxed wine pitcher cocktails I’ll be sharing this week. It’s simple to craft, but there is one catch: You must choose a high-quality ginger beer. Since there’s so much used in this recipe, make it a good one (the spicier, the better!). Don’t be tempted to settle for ginger ale, either; you’ll want that sharp bite of ginger to balance out the rich blackberry and pomegranate fruits.

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Red Wine, Blackberry & Ginger Pitcher Cocktail

Serves8 to 12

Nutritional Info

Ingredients

For the mixed berry ice cubes:

  • 2 to 3

    berries per ice cube, depending on size of your mold

  • Water for the ice molds

For the cocktail:

Instructions

  1. In a large pitcher or punch bowl, combine the red wine, citrus vodka, pomegranate juice, and blackberry liquor. Stir until incorporated and chill in the refrigerator until you're ready to enjoy. You can make this portion of the cocktail a day ahead and store it in the refrigerator; just give the mixture a good stir before serving.

  2. For the cocktail: When you're ready to serve the cocktail, fill your pitcher or punch bowl with regular ice and the mixed berry ice cubes and add the chilled cocktail mixture. Quickly top with the ginger beer, taste for balance, and give the mixture a gentle stir. Prep individual cocktail glasses with ice; add the finished red wine, blackberry, and ginger cocktail; and garnish with mixed berry skewers.

Recipe Notes

  • The Leopold Bros. Rocky Mountain Blackberry liqueur is a local favorite for me, and it really is the star here. It's one of the highest-scoring domestic liqueurs and is worth the splurge for a small bottle. You can order it online if you can't find it locally.
  • If you can't find blackberry liqueur, Chambord black raspberry liqueur is an excellent substitution.
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