This is a little late, but something magical happened on Saturday-sangria!
I made sangria for the third? time ever, and it was ridiculous…and addicting. Not sharing the recipe would be a sin. I’ve seen sooo many interesting sangria recipes — white wine, holiday-themed, kiwis thrown in — it’s kind of awesome how much potential sangria holds. Since I’m not an experienced sangria drinker/maker, I decided to stick with the classic red wine theme, and I’ve finalized my go-to recipe from now on.
This has a base of red wine (I used merlot), and gets a nice citrus flavor from the lemon and orange. Then when you’re ready to serve it, it gets some more sweetness and flavor from some ginger ale. I thoroughly enjoy it.
Warning: it’s hard to drink slowly and actually savor because it’s quite delightful, if I do say so myself. Check out the recipe below and let me know what you think!
Ingredients:
- 1 lemon, sliced and halved
- 1 orange, sliced and quartered
- 1 bottle red wine (750 mL)
- 1 shot brandy
- 1 shot orange liqueur (like triple sec)
- 16 oz ginger ale
Instructions:
- Combine lemon and orange slices in a pitcher and gently muddle.
- Add red wine, brandy, and orange liqueur. Refrigerate for overnight (or at least one hour).
- Mix in the ginger ale, and serve.
I recommend not muddling the ever living daylights out of the fruit because it’ll look a bit ugly when you’re done with it. I did it about halfway, so juice was extracted but a little pulp was still left…if that makes sense.
Enjoy!
Yum. May have to try this soon. We have some brandy left over from a party and I dont know how to use it.
Do it! I’ve been really into Old Fashioneds lately as well, if you want to look into that. I don’t know if brandy is the traditional alcohol for it, but it would work. Here’s a recipe I found if you’re interested. (I like to add some ginger ale to that, too, so it’s not so harsh.)