8 Refreshing 1883 Refresher Recipes to Brighten Your Summer Menu

Looking to expand your cold beverage menu with bright, trend-forward flavors? The new 1883 Refresher line makes it easy to craft vibrant iced beverages, frozen drinks, sparkling refreshers, and fruit-forward tea creations with premium flavor and visual appeal.

Made with expressive fruit profiles and crafted for versatility, these recipes are perfect for cafés, coffee shops, restaurants, offices, and specialty beverage menus looking for fresh seasonal offerings.

Strawberry Acai Refresher

Simple, vibrant, and refreshing — this iced refresher delivers bright berry flavor with an easy café-friendly build.

Ingredients

• 4 oz 1883 Strawberry Acai Refresher Mix
• 4 oz cold water
• 2 cups ice

Garnish

• Mint sprig
• Strawberry

Preparation

1. Add ingredients to serving glass in order listed.
2. Stir, garnish, and serve.

Refreshing Mango Passion Tea

Tropical mango and passion fruit layered with unsweetened black tea create a balanced, fruit-forward iced tea with vibrant aroma.

Ingredients

• 4 oz 1883 Mango Passion Fruit Refresher Mix
• 4 oz unsweetened black tea
• 2 cups ice

Garnish

• Mint sprig
• Mango cubes
• Frozen passion fruit

Preparation

1. Add ingredients to serving glass in order listed.
2. Stir, garnish, and serve.

Hawaiian Tropics Refresher

A tropical-inspired refresher combining mango passion fruit, coconut water, and lemonade for a light island-style beverage.

Ingredients

• Ice
• 3 oz 1883 Mango Passion Fruit Refresher Mix
• 3 oz pure coconut water
• 2 oz lemonade

Preparation

1. Add ingredients to serving glass in order listed.
2. Stir and serve.

Dragon Fruit Lime Palmer

A colorful twist on the classic Arnold Palmer, blending dragon fruit lime flavors with lemonade and black tea.

Ingredients

• Ice
• 4 oz 1883 Dragon Fruit Lime Refresher Mix
• 2 oz lemonade
• 2 oz unsweetened black tea

Garnish

• Dried pineapple slices

Preparation

1. Add ingredients to serving glass in order listed.
2. Stir, garnish, and serve.

Sparkling Dragon Fruit Lime Refresher

Bright dragon fruit and lime paired with sparkling water for a crisp, effervescent refresher perfect for warm weather menus.

Ingredients

• Ice
• 4 oz 1883 Dragon Fruit Lime Refresher Mix
• 4 oz club soda or sparkling water

Garnish

• Lime wheel

Preparation

1. Add ingredients to serving glass in order listed.
2. Stir, garnish, and serve.

Frozen Watermelon Cucumber Mint Refresher

Cooling cucumber and mint meet sweet watermelon in this blended refresher with a smooth frozen texture.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz 1883 Neutral Frappé Mix
• 2 oz 1883 Watermelon Cucumber Mint Refresher Mix
• 2 oz lemonade
• 1 ½ cups ice
• 2 frozen watermelon chunks
• 3 mint leaves

Garnish

• Mint sprig
• Watermelon chunks

Preparation

1. Combine ingredients except ice in blender.
2. Fill serving glass with ice and pour into blender.
3. Blend until smooth.
4. Add mint leaves and watermelon chunks and pulse briefly.
5. Pour into serving glass.
6. Garnish and serve.

Frozen Strawberry Acai Lemonade

A smooth frozen blend combining juicy strawberry, bright açaí, and citrusy lemonade for a refreshing summer beverage.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz 1883 Neutral Frappé Mix
• 2 oz 1883 Strawberry Acai Refresher Mix
• 2 oz lemonade
• 1 ½ cups ice

Garnish

• Strawberry
• Lemon or lime wheel

Preparation

1. Combine ingredients in blender.
2. Blend until smooth.
3. Pour into serving glass.
4. Garnish and serve.

Watermelon Cucumber Mint Agua Fresca

A sparkling agua fresca-style beverage featuring juicy watermelon, cooling mint, and refreshing cucumber notes.

Ingredients

• Ice
• 4 oz 1883 Watermelon Cucumber Mint Refresher Mix
• 4 oz club soda or sparkling water
• 3 watermelon chunks
• 4 mint leaves

Garnish

• Mint sprig
• Watermelon chunks

Preparation

1. Muddle watermelon and mint leaves with the refresher mix in the bottom of the serving glass.
2. Fill with ice and sparkling water.
3. Stir, garnish, and serve.

Endless Menu Possibilities

The 1883 Refresher collection was designed for flexibility — making it easy to create sparkling refreshers, frozen beverages, lemonades, iced teas, mocktails, and signature café drinks with minimal ingredients and maximum visual appeal.

Current flavors include:

• Strawberry Acai
• Dragon Fruit Lime
• Mango Passion Fruit
• Watermelon Cucumber Mint

Each recipe can easily be customized with tea, sparkling water, lemonade, fruit purées, or frozen applications to create unique seasonal specials and signature beverages for your menu.