Traditional Red Sangria
A sweet fruity cocktail with fresh fruit steeped in liquor and red wine.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup Strawberries sliced
- ½ Lemon sliced
- ½ Orange sliced
- 1 Lime sliced
- ½ Apple sliced
- ½ cup sweet fruit juice orange or cranberry apple
- 1/2 cup liquor of choice tequila, rum, brandy, gin, etc.
- 20 oz ginger ale
- 1 750 ml bottle of red wine I tend to use Cabernet, but Spanish wine is a great choice!
- 1 cup ice optional for serving
Instructions
- Slice all of your fruit.
- Add half of the sliced fruit to a pitcher. Mash lightly to release juices.
- Add fruit juice, liquor, ginger ale, and wine.
- Allow to steep for at least an hour. Six hours is ideal.
- Add the remainder of the fruit to the sangria when you are ready to serve it. Also, optionally add ice.