Festive Pomegranate Sangria
Your holidays will feel extra festive with this fruity red wine cocktail that no one needs encouragement to start sipping.
Servings: 6
Cost: $20
Equipment
- Large pitcher
Ingredients
- 750 ml bottle good red wine
- 2 organic Oranges
- 2 red apples cut in cubes
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3-4 star anise
- 1 cup Pomegranate seeds
- 1 cup fresh Pomegranate juice
- ½ cup Grand Marnier
- 2 cups sparkling water for a sweeter taste replace it with tonic water
Instructions
- Cut the oranges in thin slices, cut the apples in small cubes.
- Pour the wine and brandy in the pitcher.
- Add the fruits, pomegranate seeds and juice, cinnamon and anise.
- Stir to combine and refrigerate overnight.
- Before serving, add the sparkling water and stir to combine.
- Add some orange slices, apple cubes and pomegranate seeds in each glass then pour evenly the liquid.
- Garnish with anise stars and serve.
Notes
You can add any fruits in your sangria - the more flavorful the fruits, the tastier the cocktail. I don't really like very sweet drinks, so I've chosen citrus, apples and mulled spice to infuse in my sangria, and pomegranate juice adds a fresh zing. In this way not only I created a festive red wine cocktail, but also an antioxidant-rich drink.