Sangria

All time fav party drink for Shane and myself.

Shane can mix a a deadly Sangria when she wants too....just that she didn't know how "deadly" it was!

She was mixing this over at Sarah's house.....infused the fruits (we have starfruit, apple and orange slices) with some whiskey or was it Vodka?? I forgot what it is that she used.....and she kept it in the fridge, while we are waiting for the steamboat soup to boil....

It must be about an hour or so, then she start to mix her sangria - you know the drill?
Wine, Lemon flavoured 100 plus, a can of F&N orange and and a lil bit of sugar and water....

Yours truly here decided to fish out the fruit slices and eat them....and within the hour, I feel .....
feel....hic* hic*....kekkeke......light headed and ready for bed!

:P


Anyway, saw this Sangria recipe and thought we should try this out when we next do a home cook gathering again.

My dad's Sangria

3	oranges
10	cloves
1	lemon, cut into thin wedges
2 tbsp	white sugar
2	cinnamon quills
90 ml	Spanish brandy (see note)
90 ml	Ponche Caballero (see note)
750 ml	full-bodied red wine such as tempranillo
250 ml (1 cup)	soda water, or to taste

1	Remove rind from 1 orange in a long strip with a vegetable peeler, stud cloves along rind, place in a jug. Peel remaining oranges (discard peel), coarsely chop, add to jug with lemon, sugar, cinnamon, brandy and Poncho Caballero. Refrigerate overnight to infuse.
2	Add ice cubes and red wine to jug, top up with soda to taste and serve immediately.

Note Javier prefers to use Carlos III Solera Reserva brandy. Ponche Caballero is an orange-flavoured liqueur. Substitute with another orange-flavoured liqueur. Both are available from select bottle shops.

(Copy and paste from the website itself....go to the link for details).