Tosakanth's Sangria

Sangria is my new favourite chillaxing drink. Since Spring is finally coming along and the sun is out, I like whipping up some Sangria to relax to after a long day of doing nothing.

As usual, I used a sangria recipe to get the general gist of ingredients, but I make my own easy -6 ingredient- sangria for my daily merriment. 

What I pretty much do is put what ever I have at home into a pitcher and call it Sangria. Do observe:


Your challenge: Give it a go and let me know which one you prefer. I bet it's Tosakanth's Sangria that is more dear..

Ready --- Steady ---Drink

Tosakanth's Sangria

INGREDIENTS:

1 Granny Smith apple

1 Orange

few squirts of Lemon juice to taste

1/3 bottle Red Wine

1/3 bottle White Wine

1 can of Energy Drink (preferably V or Redbull)

METHOD: 

1. Cut the orange and apple into 0.5cm slices

2. Squeeze the juice from the orange into the pitcher and put the pieces in too

3. Add the apples in to the pitcher

4. Add the Lemon juice to taste

5. Add the Wine

6. Add the Energy Drink

7. Mix and chill in fridge

The Original Sangria Recipe:

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Bottle of red wine (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Rioja, Zinfandel, Shiraz)
• 1 Lemon cut into wedges
• 1 Orange cut into wedges
• 1 Lime cut into wedges
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• Splash of orange juice or lemonade
• 2 Shots of gin or triple sec (optional)
• 1 Cup of raspberries or strawberries (may use thawed or frozen)
• 1 Small can of diced pineapples (with juice)
• 4 Cups ginger ale

PREPARATION:

1. Pour wine into a large pitcher
2. Squeeze the juice wedges from the lemon, orange and lime into the wine. 3. Toss in the fruit wedges (leaving out seeds if possible) and pineapple. 
4. Add sugar, orange juice and gin. 
5. Chill overnight.
6. Add ginger ale, berries and ice just before serving. 

If you'd like to serve right away, use chilled red wine and serve over lots of ice. However, remember that the best Sangrias' are chilled around 24 hours in the frig. - allowing the flavors to really marinate into each other. 

Challenge Accepted ???

Enjoy!

Tosakanth