Features Canned Cocktails Hard Seltzer Brewery Distillery Guide Homepage Highlight 20+ Connecticut Local Canned Cocktails, Spritzers, + Hard Seltzers (2022 Guide) April Guilbault July 07, 2022 At the beach, at a picnic, on a boat, maybe a pool floaty shaped like a flamingo, in your backyard, or hell, even just sprawling on your favorite chaise. What do all these places have in common? They are spots where it would be a great opportunity to crack open a can of something refreshing and well, lightly, fabulously spiked or mixed. Yep, cocktails or spiked seltzers in a convenient can! Ready that index finger and pop into fizzy, fabulous libations made with fresh juices and your favorite alcoholic beverages. Take the party outside this season, pop those tops and keep it easy and fun.Here’s our 2022 guide to locally made Connecticut canned cocktails for your sipping satisfaction: Cool Cat www.drinkcoolcat.comCool Cat is a minority-owned and operated RTD lifestyle company offering a line of low-calorie wine spritzers in four refreshing flavors: Original (Elderflower Mint Lime), Citrus, Berry, and Grapefruit. Each features a base of California white wine, cane sugar, and are naturally gluten-free. Named "Best Spritzer" by Liquor.com, the brand is the brainchild of co-founder and CEO Rocco Venneri, a native of New Canaan, CT. At just 140 calories and two grams of sugar per 12-ounce can, Cool Cat offers a better-for-you alternative to many other alcoholic beverages. The spritzers are ideal for the pool and beach and at parties and festivals, either right out of the can or mixed into cocktails. Now available at drinkcoolcat.com and reservebar.com, the price for a 4-pack of 12-ounce cans is $15.99, equivalent to almost two full bottles of wine. Drink Mechanics www.drinkmechanics.comWith cocktail delivery suddenly becoming legal in 2020, the two founding partners of Drink Mechanics set out with their 30+ cumulative years in food & beverage to create a craft cocktail bar-quality experience in a shelf-stable can. Thus, Drink Mechanics are one of the few RTD's built from start to finish by professional bartenders - no factory outsourcing here. They stay committed to their cocktailian roots in using only real fruits and premium spirits to provide unique offerings like the bright “Strawberry Fields" (vodka, strawberry, rhubarb, sage, lemon), the classic Mai Tai-inspired “Love it When You Call Me Big Papaya" (rum blend, papaya, coconut, lime, bitters), or the tropical smoky spice of the “Christopher Oaxacan" (mezcal, passionfruit, clementine, lime, habanero). There's even a sugar-free option called “Spa Water", which is a vodka-soda infused with fresh cucumber, mint, and lemon peel. At 250ml and 10% abv, each can offers a "proper cocktail" that will fill your iced pint glass to the brim and leave you wondering whether or not it came from a can or was freshly poured from a shaker at your favorite watering hole. Hartford-based Drink Mechanics cocktails are now available in select CT stores and soon to be in their unique guest-facing experience in Downtown Hartford in early 2023. Litchfield Distillery www.litchfielddistillery.comLitchfield Distillery introduced their craft canned cocktails in 2018 and they have since become a popular favorite across Connecticut. Each cocktail is made with 100% real ingredients — nothing artificial and no added refined sugars. The Litchfielder is the distillery’s signature cocktail, a whiskey-sour-style drink made with their award-winning Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The Spiked Lemonade features the distillery’s vodka, lemon juice, and a touch of blueberry extract, while the Batcherita is the distillery’s take on a margarita, featuring their Connecticut-made Agave Spirits. Unlike lighter seltzers and sodas, these are full-flavored, well-balanced cocktails with real juice that are fantastic for when you want a refreshing cocktail experience but desire on-the-go convenience. Whether it’s a picnic trip, a day at the beach, or a party on the patio, all you have to do is throw some on ice and chill! SoNo 1420 www.sono1420.comPop the tops, pour in unison, and enjoy flawless ready-to-drink cocktails from SoNo 1420’s Double-Gold award winning distillery. SoNo 1420 produces all-natural, real ingredient RTD’s using nothing artificial. Try their three delicious flavors of “SoNo-to-Go” at the beach, your next picnic, and of course, they are best enjoyed with friends: “Transfusion” is “Golf’s Greatest Drink” and is made with vodka, grape juice, lime juice and ginger ale; “Orange Kush” so light and refreshing, contains vodka, orange juice, triple sec and Sprite and their “Strawberry Lemonade Haze” is the perfect blend of fresh and fruity, being made with vodka, strawberries and tangy lemon juice. SoNo 1420 is proud to be a Double-Gold winner in the San Francisco World Spirits competition two years in a row. Check their website for hours during the week when they are open to the public and take note, their tasting room is available for private parties during the week as well! See where all the magic and innovation happens and what makes their whiskies, gins, vodkas and RTD’s uniquely appealing. Head to their website to learn more about them and follow them on Instagram @sono1420 (they’ll love you for it!). SoNo 1420 makes it easy for you to purchase online or at the distillery and then have it shipped straight to you. Cheers! Links Drinks www.linksdrinks.comFor years, golfers have looked forward to the Transfusion cocktail at the turn or in the clubhouse. Now, Links Drinks has created a brand of ready-to-drink Transfusions in a can! The "Classic" made with vodka, ginger ale and grape juice. The "Front Nine" with orange juice and the "Back Nine" with cranberry juice. All three cocktails are 7% ABV, gluten-free, and made with all natural ingredients. You can now enjoy this golf tradition anywhere...the course, beach, boat or BBQ at home. Enjoy Life! Partáy Craft Cocktails www.drinkpartay.comPartáy! This isn’t a party drink. It’s a Partáy drink. Which is way classier. So, raise your pinkies to your choice of a margarita or grapefruit paloma made with blue agave, real fruit juice, no artificial flavors, and a mighty 7.1% ABV. Owned and operated out of Stamford, CT and made locally in CT, Partáy curated the perfect drinks for you to enjoy the sunshine this summer. Take your pick of four delicious flavors including a Key Lime Margarita (Key Lime Juice, Blood Orange, and Sea Salt), Grapefruit Paloma (Grapefruit Juice, Key Lime Juice, and Sea Salt), Prickly Pineapple Margarita (Pineapple Juice, Prickly Pear and Key Lime), and Passionfruit Margarita (Passionfruit Juice, Key Lime Juice and Sea Salt). Join them for the classiest party you will ever experience… all in a convenient can, of course! Buy in stores throughout CT (BevMax, Total Wine, Big Y and More) find them at Alive@5 or order online on Drizly or online.Follow them on IG @drinkpartay Waypoint Spirits www.drinkwaypoint.comIn the mood for some authentic flavorful cocktails in a can? Look no further than the canned cocktails of Waypoint Spirits. Available statewide and in their taproom in Bloomfield. The Vodka Iced Tea Lemonade is a perfect blend of their award-winning vodka, fresh black tea, and a splash of lemonade to give you the ultimate iced-tea cocktail beverage. This 9% ABV cocktail is ready to accompany you on your next golf outing, beach day, or just to celebrate enjoying life in your favorite chair. What do you get when you start by mixing bunches of fresh mint leaves with Waypoint Spirits' crisp, award-winning vodka, and their fresh lemonade? You get their take on a Vodka mojito called Vodka Mint Lemonade coming in at 9% ABV. All you need is a glass filled with ice and the party is on! Anyone say Gin cocktail? Their Bees Knees is a flavorful blend of their award-winning gin, fresh lemons, and locally sourced honey; this small-batch craft cocktail brings you the best that Connecticut has to offer. Canned at 7% ABV, shake and pour over ice and sip the sunshine all year long!Art of the Pour Craft Cocktails www.artofpour.comCocktails, ready to pour. Cosmopolitans and jalapeño margaritas that are low in sugar (they sweeten with Stevia) and made with quality ingredients. Besties Hard Seltzerwww.bestieshardseltzer.com“Life is better with your Bestie”, especially when that Bestie is raspberry, cranberry, mango or black cherry flavored, carb and gluten-free and 85 calories. Black Hog Brewingwww.blackhogbrewing.comCitrus Bancha, Peach Oolong, and Black Cherry Earl Gray spiked seltzers. Organic teas are mixed with fruit juices and spiked in a delightful way. Brewport Ice Manwww.brewportct.comWhen you cross a Bridgeport iconic Micalizzi Italian ice and hard seltzer you get an Ice Man. A blue Raspberry flavored Ice Man, to be exact, brewed by the Brewport Brewing Company, also in Bridgeport. Cafe Agave Spike Cold Brewswww.cafeagave.comGourmet coffee fabulously spiked in flavors such as a Caffe Mocha, Espresso Shot, Salted Caramel, and Vanilla Cinnamon. The Cocktail ChemistFB @ The Cocktail ChemistStock your cooler with their double-gold award-wining canned Espresso Martini, Mojito, and their Vodka Soda and your summer parties will be off to a great start. Fishers Island Lemonadewww.filemonade.comMade with premium vodka, barrel-aged whiskey, lemon and honey, their spiked lemonades, Spiked Tea, Pink Flamingo, Island Fizz, and Frozen Spirit Pops (finally, popsicles for adults!) will be enjoyed by a range of palates. Lock City Brewingwww.lockcitybrewing.comTry their Lock Fizzy Blood Orange and Habanero Hard Seltzer this summer. Made with passion fruit, orange, and guava with a lively kick from habanero peppers to bring the heat. ‘Merican Mulewww.mericanmule.comIn regular or light, mules all around! Try their Moscow, Mexican, Tropical Core, Southern Core or Pumpkin core (limited availability) or bring home a variety pack of ‘Merican Mule Lights, with blood orange, mange, blackberry and watermelon mules. Owl’s Brew Boozy Teawww.theowlsbrew.comOwl’s Brewing is brewing up some Spiked Sparkling Tea, boozy tea with botanicals if you will. All the flavors are made with fresh-brewed tea and are vegan and gluten-free, and are “clean”, without artificial flavors, so-called “natural flavors”, sugar substitutes or paragons. Small Batch Cocktail Co.www.smallbatchcocktailcompany.comReady-to-drink cocktails that are gluten-free, made with fresh non-GM) ingredients and in small batches, and do not have any chemically added flavors. Try their four cocktails-the Rubber Ducky, the Tiger Driver, the Tiki Turtle and the Piggielicious. Stony Creek Brewerywww.stonycreekbeer.comFizz Bang Hard Seltzers in flavors of Raspberry Lime, Strawberry Lemonade, Mango Lemonade and Blackberry Lime. Refreshing when you aren’t in the mood for a beer. TUCK Ginwww.tuckgin.comTUCK gin, with its flavor notes of juniper and jasmine, combine with organic tea, in black or green. Perfect served over ice. Pinkies up! Sort of. Two Roads Brewingwww.tworoadsbrewing.comH2Roads Craft Hard Cider in six different fruity flavors (grab a variety pack) or try their Daybreaker vodka canned cocktails in flavors of Meyer Lemonade, Cran-Lime or Blood Orange.
