Craft Cola Bourbon Cocktails

Grisly's Cosmic Black Ready to Drink Cocktail is Richly Flavored

Grisly's Cosmic Black Ready to Drink COcktail combines real aged bourbon with a richly crafted cola. Introduced by Black Yeti, the bourbon cocktail is made with zero added sugar. The new cocktail brings a unique flavor to the canned beverage industry.

The Grisly's Cosmic Black includes exciting notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, and toasted marshmallow. Wife and husband duo Samantha Franklin and Eric Trueheart launched the Black Yeti brand during the pandemic in 2020. Their goal as a brand is to bring "much-needed joy and transcendent fun to our crazy world." Combining their love for crat cola, aged bourbon, and rock & roll poster art, the duo brings Grisly's Cosmic Black to the world, ideal for health-conscious folks.

Image Credit: Black Yeti

Craft Cola Cocktails
The trend of mixing craft cola with spirits is emerging as a new favorite among health-conscious consumers, giving rise to opportunities in the ready-to-drink beverage industry.
No-sugar Added Cocktails
With a growing concern for health and wellness, consumers are looking for no-sugar added beverage options, which presents innovation opportunities for brands in the ready-to-drink cocktail industry.
Unique Flavor Profiles
Consumers are seeking out unique flavor combinations, opening up opportunities for brands to create disruptive innovations in the flavored-beverage market.

Who This Affects Most

Beverage Industry
The beverage industry can cater to health-conscious consumers by creating new lines of no-sugar added, craft cola-based, ready-to-drink cocktails that offer unique flavor profiles.
Alcohol Industry
Brands in the alcoholic beverage industry can explore new business opportunities by creating innovative, health-conscious cocktail products that offer no-sugar added options paired with unique flavors.
Artisanal Cola Industry
The rise of craft cola cocktails creates opportunities for artisanal cola brands to collaborate with spirits brands in the creation of unique, health-conscious cocktail products.
SCORE
4.5 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen X
  • Millennial (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 46%
Activity 78%
Freshness 11%

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