A Sangria By Any Other Name

Summer has officially been consuming me! I am very sorry I haven't blogged in sometime now but I'm still here and now I am back on the blog... With all this said I was talking to a friend of mine who has a love for summertime sangria. I have to admit a good sangria is light and sweet and a great summer drink either on the beach or just after a long day in the hot sun. Here are a few good recipes for a batch of those summer sangria's.

Peach Sangria
1 Bottle - White Table Wine
1/2 Bottle - Peach Vodka
1 can - Libby's canned Peaches in syrup
2 Limes sliced
2 Oranges sliced
1 Lemon sliced
Serve in a large wine glass over ice

Pineapple & Mango Sangria
1 Bottle - White Table Wine
1 Bottle - Mango juice
1/2 Bottle - Pineapple Rum
2 cans - Pineapple chunks in juice
2 Limes sliced
Splash with soda water to make a spritzer
Serve in a large wine glass over ice

Ruby Red & Pear Sangria
1 Bottle - White Table Wine
1 Bottle - Pear Nectar
1/2 Bottle - Ruby Red Vodka
1 Grapefruit sliced
2 Pears sliced
1 Lime sliced
7 - 10 Mint Leaves
Serve in a large wine glass over ice

Orange Raspberry Sangria
1 Bottle - White Table Wine
1 cup - Simple syrup
1/4 Bottle - Raspberry Vodka
1/4 Bottle - Triple Sec
1/2 cup Raspberries
1 large Orange sliced
2 cups - Club Soda

Cheers from the beaches of Maine!

Fruity Yet Plucky!

Most of the drinks I do turn out to be on the sweeter side of life. This is not so much by design it just happened over time. Must be something about the bartender... That aside I am constantly asked for something a little less sweet but still tasty. As my friend Shawn would say after taking a sip, "fruity yet plucky!" I think this is his way of saying it has some good taste but not overly sweet. In order to decode this you must know Shawn and quite frankly I don't have the room on this blog nor the qualified doctoral experience to do that, God love him! So in this vain I offer you a couple drinks that fit the fruity yet plucky bill.

The Berry Beachcomber
2/3 Sprigs of mint
2 slices of Fresh Lime
2/3 Table Spoons of Fresh Berries
(Your choice just not strawberries so Go crazy! )
Muddle this and then fill with ice
2 oz. - Gin
1/2 oz. - St Germain
Splash of Cranberry juice
Fill with Soda water

Agave Blossom
2 oz. - Agave Tequila
1 oz. - Grapefruit juice
1/2 oz. - Triple Sec
Juice of 1/2 a fresh lemon
Splash of Pomegranate juice
Shake and strain or serve on the rocks

No idea who this chick is but she looks happy with her drink!

Cheers!