from Tatiana's notebook · Drinks
Sangria
From the heart of the Mediterranean comes the fabulous drink known as Sangria. A sweet mix of wine with a little something to give it a little more kick; Just perfect for those times when you just want to relax with a few friends and enjoy a fun, easy to drink cocktail.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Total
- 4 hours 10 min
- Makes
- 8 glasses
Jump to the methodAdded August 2011
You'll need
- 3 ¼ cups dry red wine
- ½ cup of brandy
- Juice of 1 orange
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp Icing Sugar
- Club Soda to taste
- 1 orange
- 1 lemon
- ½ apple
Method
Slice your fruit. The slices should be 2 - 3 mm thick.
Mix the icing sugar and the brandy together in a large bowl until the sugar has dissolved.
Mix the brandy and sugar 
Add the wine and juice Add the wine to the brandy mixture and combine well. Then add the orange and lemon juices.
Finally add, the orange, lemon and apple slices before leaving the sangria to chill for at least 4 hours but preferably overnight.
Add the fruit and chill 
To finish off, when serving the sangria, top it up with a little bit of Club Soda to give it a little fizz. You don’t have to do this but we like it.
Enjoy!
This is only one possible basic recipe there are many others to try. Some suggestions, why not trying to add strawberries, peaches or maybe add a little bit of port or Cointreau?
