You all know this mom loves a good cocktail! Recently, I’ve gotten a chance to try Arbor Mist’s new frozen wine cocktails through SheSpeaks. I was given samples of each flavor to try.
There are three: Blackberry Merlot, Strawberry White Zinfandel, White Pear Pinot Grigio
I was excited to give these a try because it seems as if the frozen pouch drink is hot right now. The hardest part of doing this review was waiting for the drink to freeze! They recommend that you freeze your pouch for 5 hours. I froze a few of mine overnight and then I had to wait for it to thaw a bit before I could squeeze it out and drink it. The next time I tried it for exactly 5 hours and it’s perfect to squeeze and drink right away. The advantage to overnight freezing is that you can toss these in a picnic basket to use as an ice pack and then by the time you get to your site they should be defrosted enough to have a frozen drink! Perfect!
I enjoyed all the flavors with my favorite being the Blackberry Merlot. It was a nice cool drink on a hot day. The Arbor Mist Frozen Wine Cocktails are also a nice option to have available for a backyard party. I believe that they could satisfy both wine and straight cocktail drinkers cravings.They are sweet so if that turns you off you might not like them. I don’t like “sweet” drinks either, but on a hot day I could have nice cool glass of Arbor Mist and enjoy it.
Now here is what I didn’t care for: It contains high fructose corn syrup. YUCK!!!!!!!! I mentioned this fact to a few people and well, no one seemed to care much. I don’t buy foods or drinks with HFCS in them. I don’t understand why it needs to be in there. If I was offered this drink at a party I would drink it, but I wouldn’t buy it do to that fact. Also at first glance I thought that their was fruit juice in these as well, but it’s just “natural flavorings”. So, it’s up you. It tastes good, is cooling and good to travel with, but not for me.
Disclosure: I received product to facilitate this review. All thoughts are my own. This mom does not condone drinking and driving. When I say” good to travel with” , it means transporting to another location!
Ruth says
I am with you on this review. If they could revamp their drink, it would be a winner.
Anne (@notasupermom) says
I agree with you. Liked the merlot, but hated that it contained HFCS. Hoping they fix that.