Saturday, July 31, 2004

Sangria recipes are like snowflakes (and assholes… /Cho) — every one’s a little bit different. Here’s mine.

4 L red wine

Sweet, not dry. I always use burgundy, from a box or a jug. You can buy “sangria” in a box, but that seems like cheating.

1.5 L Manischewitz kosher wine, Concord Grape flavor

There are a variety of flavors of Manischewitz, so make sure you get the Concord Grape. This comes in 750-mL and 1.5-L bottles.

750 mL Crantasia

Cranberry schnapps. I’m not sure I’ve seen non-Crantasia cranberry schnapps. Do not substitute with raspberry. I thought this came in 750-mL bottles, but I’ve only seen 1-L bottles lately.

250 mL brandy

I always use Christian Brothers. I don’t think it makes a huge difference what kind. It’s like the red wine, don’t waste your money on the expensive stuff.

Citrus Fruit

My order of preference: lemons, oranges, limes. Make sure you don’t mistake a pink grapefruit for an orange.

Chill. Serve. Maybe not a bad idea to fill a glass with ice and pour it over.