US canned cocktail brand expands spiked lemonade portfolio

Craft cocktail brand Fishers Island Lemonade has expanded its spiked lemonade portfolio with four new offerings, including a frozen spirit pop.

The new products – which include Spiked Tea, Pink Flamingo, Fizz and Spirit Pops – mark Fishers Island Lemonade’s first-ever line extensions since the brand was launched by Bronya Shillo in 2014.

The brand’s original canned cocktail features a dual-spirits base – combining premium vodka, barrel-aged whiskey, lemon and honey. The 9% ABV spiked lemonade was inspired by the signature house cocktail served at Shillo’s family bar at Fishers Island, New York: The Pequot Inn.

Each of the new offerings use the original Fishers Island Lemonade recipe as its base. Fishers Island Spiked Tea offers a 7% ABV, featuring a half-and-half blend of the original spiked lemonade with fresh black tea.

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Meanwhile, Pink Flamingo has a 7% ABV and combines the original cocktail with real cranberry. With a 5% ABV, Fishers Island Fizz aims to offer a ‘lighter, refreshing, effervescent’ version of the original spiked lemonade recipe.

The Frozen Spirit Pops transforms the cocktail recipe into a frozen treat with a 7% ABV.  

“Our new releases have been a long time coming. We’ve been featuring and serving the Spiked Tea, Pink Flamingo and Fishers Fizz as mixed drink recipes at our events for years,” said Fishers Island Lemonade founder, Bronya Shillo.

“The overwhelming love for each made them the perfect choices when it came to deciding how to grow our brand from a single craft cocktail in a can to a family of delicious, full-flavour, high-quality spiked lemonade craft cocktails in a can. We then went a step further to innovate outside the can with our fun frozen spirit pop, which we cannot wait for everyone to taste.”

Fishers Island Lemonade’s new products are available to purchase in 32 US states via Drizly, online and in select retail stores. The drinks are available for an RRP of $15.99 for a four-pack of cans. Meanwhile, the frozen pops come in a ten-pack with an RRP of $27.99.