Ingredients:

  • 3 cups (710ml) Unsweetened Concord Grape Juice
  • 1 cup (240ml) 100% Pomegranate Juice
  • 0.5 cup (120ml) strong-brewed black tea, chilled
  • 0.25 cup (60ml) freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1 large Honeycrisp apple, cored and thinly sliced
  • 1 medium navel orange, sliced into thin rounds
  • 1 medium lemon, sliced into thin rounds
  • 1 cup fresh blackberries or blueberries
  • 3 cups (710ml) lemon-lime soda (Sprite or 7-Up)
  • 6 fresh mint sprigs for garnish
  • 2 cups ice cubes

Instructions:

  1. Prep the fruit. Core and thinly slice the Honeycrisp apple. Slice the orange and lemon into thin rounds.
  2. Combine the juice base. Pour the 3 cups of Concord grape juice and 1 cup of pomegranate juice into your large pitcher.
  3. Add the tea. Stir in the 0.5 cup of chilled black tea and 0.25 cup of lime juice until the colors are fully merged.
  4. Incorporate the fruit. Gently drop in the apple slices, orange rounds, lemon rounds, and the cup of blackberries or blueberries.
  5. Steep. Place the pitcher in the fridge for at least 4 hours. Wait until the juices look dark and the fruit is slightly submerged.
  6. Add the fizz. Just before serving, pour in the 3 cups of lemon lime soda.
  7. Ice it up. Add the 2 cups of ice cubes to the pitcher or directly to individual glasses.
  8. Garnish and serve. Top each glass with a fresh mint sprig until the herbal aroma hits your nose.