{"id":44757,"date":"2024-11-22T05:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T13:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/?p=44757"},"modified":"2024-11-21T21:42:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T05:42:05","slug":"ocean-spray-mulled-blackberry-pear-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/article\/ocean-spray-mulled-blackberry-pear-review\/","title":{"rendered":"We Tried New Ocean Spray Mulled Blackberry Pear (Cold AND Hot)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It seems like the scientists at Ocean Spray spend every day finding new fruits to cram inside a bottle of cranberry juice<\/a>. There are at least twelve<\/em> different \u201cCran x Fruit\u201d juice blends on shelves, not counting the 100% juice blends, diet blends, zero sugar blends, and whatever \u201cPure\u201d means. Yes, there are dozens of Ocean Spray drinks available year round, but there\u2019s only one<\/em> limited edition holiday flavor in stores now: Ocean Spray Mulled Blackberry Pear. We got our hands on a bottle to figure out exactly what\u2019s going on here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New Ocean Spray Juice!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ocean Spray Mulled Blackberry Pear<\/strong><\/dt>\n\n\n\n
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Pros:<\/strong> This new Ocean Spray is a pleasant and unique mix of fruits. There is definitely a blackberry sweetness followed by a soft pear aftertaste\u2014the most \u201cflavor\u201d you can really hope for from pear flavoring, let\u2019s be honest. In a first for Ocean Spray, this is being promoted as a drink you can enjoy cold or<\/em> hot. I did my due diligence and heated up a cup for you good people. I got more of the advertised mulled spice flavor after warming it up, so they might be onto something. This definitely feels like a holiday drink, and I\u2019m not surprised it\u2019s being promoted as a mixer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cons:<\/strong> It feels like this new juice doesn\u2019t quite know what it wants to be. Silly me, I saw two specific fruits on the front of this bottle and thought at least one of them would be the most significant flavor on my tongue. Unfortunately, I forgot a key factor in all Ocean Spray drinks: cranberries. This is primarily a cranberry juice blend\u2014and it tastes like it. Looking at the ingredients, this contains juice from cranberries, pears, blackberries, and grapes(?) in that order. The mulled spices aren\u2019t listed individually either, just \u201cNatural Flavor<\/a>.\u201d I like this drink, but it\u2019s leagues behind many other Ocean Spray juice blends I\u2019ve had before. (If you\u2019re going to try one this season, go for the recently rereleased Cran x Dragon Fruit<\/a>. Spectacular stuff.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Credit: Liv Averett \/ Walmart<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n\n\n\n

Rating:<\/p>

5.5\/10<\/p>

Sporks<\/p><\/div>

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Where can I try this confusing juice for myself?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is available at grocers far and wide, including Meijer and Walmart. It\u2019s also available on Amazon, if that\u2019s how you live your life. Wherever you find it, you\u2019ll be getting a significant quantity; like most Ocean Spray drinks, this is only available in a 60oz jug.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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