Waterloo Honors San Francisco With Official Summer Cocktail

To honor San Francisco’s unique summer palate and hobbies, the “San Fran Sailing into the Sunset Straw-Mato Breeze” craft cocktail was created by flavorists from Waterloo Sparkling Water, who commissioned the OnePoll survey. The recipe is for those looking to sip their way back into the fun.

Waterloo was founded in 2017 and independently owned.

57.2% of respondents in San Francisco are planning to do twice the activities to make up for last summer with 51.6% saying they are starting summer activities earlier and continuing them later than usual.

Top activities include Sailing (36%), Horseback Riding (35.2%) and Bicycling (34.4%) this summer.

40% say Tomato and 26% say Strawberry are the official flavors of a San Francisco summer.

San Fran Sailing Into the Sunset Straw-Mato Breeze

• ½ cup of tomato water (recipe below)
• ½ cup of fresh strawberries diced
• ½ tsp sugar
• 2 oz. tequila
• Waterloo Strawberry Sparkling Water
• Fresh basil leaves

Tomato Water: In a blender, puree 2-3 medium sized tomatoes. Line a strainer with cheesecloth, place tomato puree in strainer and mix with a teaspoon of sea salt. Position strainer over a bowl and place in the refrigerator overnight (do not squeeze). In the morning, you should have about a cup of tomato water.

Add strawberries and sugar to a tall glass and muddle. Add tequila, tomato water, and Waterloo Strawberry Sparkling Water and gently stir. Garnish with fresh basil leaves.

Bringing Back Summer Berry

Waterloo's Summer Berry in its red, white and blue packaging is ready to join summer backyard fun and adventures nationwide, a top-seller for the company. It brings blended natural flavors that deliver deep and rich dark berry notes that are fruit-forward, aromatic and balanced by the brightness of red raspberries.

"We are thrilled to bring back Summer Berry by popular demand. This top-selling summertime favorite is a clear example of our development team crafting sparkling waters that sip different," said CEO Jason Shiver.

"With even more distribution of Summer Berry this year, we are looking forward to being a part of the summer celebrations and adventures of the 'Loo community and their family and friends across the country."

Like all Waterloo varieties, Summer Berry is made with Non-GMO Project Verified flavors and purified carbonated water with zero calories, zero sugars or artificial sweeteners, and zero sodium.

Summer Berry rejoins the Waterloo flavor family, which includes Watermelon, Pineapple and Strawberry (the top three flavors ranked as most associated with summer) and more with al supporting healthy, active lifestyles for summer adventures near and far.

Waterloo's Summer Berry is rolling back onto shelves in 8- and 12-packs at Whole Foods, select Target, HEB, Central Market, Natural Grocers, select King Soopers, Amazon and in variety packs at select Costco locations.

To help fans find Summer Berry – or any Waterloo favorite - near them, Waterloo has launched a new Product Locator on its website. For additional information visit drinkwaterloo.com.

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