Cocktail recipe

Sangria

A built cocktail featuring Red wine, Orange, Apple.

Sangria cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1 Red wine
  • 1 Orange
  • 1 Apple
  • 3 tbsp Sugar
  • 10 ml Brandy
  • 10 ml Cointreau
  • 1 Lemon

Method

  1. Chop the apple and orange into bite-size pieces and slice the lemon.
  2. Toss the apple and orange with the sugar in a pitcher and leave for 20 minutes.
  3. Add the measured red wine (one bottle for the base batch), brandy, Cointreau, and lemon slices.
  4. Cover and refrigerate for 1–4 hours.
  5. Stir and portion the fruit and liquid into glasses over ice. Optional finish: a splash of chilled sparkling water.

Story

Spanish and Portuguese wine punch, named from 'sangre', blood, for its colour. It reached the United States at the 1964 New York World's Fair.