Blackberry Hibiscus Bellini

Fair Trade organic hibiscus flower extract is what separates this from a berry seltzer. Hibiscus brings a tart, faintly floral edge that keeps blackberry juice concentrate from tipping into jam, and the malic acid alongside the citric adds the sharpness a real Bellini gets from wine. The result is dry enough to hold up in a flute at brunch. The rest of the can is simple. Carbonated water, organic cane sugar, blackberry juice concentrate and natural flavors, at 60 calories and 0.0% alcohol. Mingle sells it by the twelve or twenty four pack. Pour it into a flute with a few fresh berries dropped in, and give it goat cheese crostini with blackberry honey, brie on rosemary crackers, or chocolate covered strawberries. It also takes a splash of something stronger if half your table is drinking.