SANGRIA
6 October 2020
Just a perfect day, drink sangria in the park. And then later, when it gets dark, we go home.
That was how Lou Reed mentioned this wonderful Hispanic fruit and wine drink. Its name refers to blood, which reminds me of blood orange juice, and I almost get thirsty!
- ABV: 11-13%
Ingredients:
- 1 Bottle of red wine
- 2 oz. Sugar syrup
- 4 oz. (1 orange) Fresh orange juice
- 1 Freshly chopped apple
- 1 Freshly chopped orange
- 1 Freshly chopped peach
- 2 Cinnamon sticks
Aroma: Fruity and tannic.
Flavour: Sweet
History: Sangria dates back to 1800, as a drink of the peasants of Spain and Portugal, who used to prepare it with the products of the land at their disposal: wine, peaches, apples and citrus.
