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How to make Sangria cocktail recipe

serves 10–12

Ingredients:
glasses wine glasses
equipment very large jug
ice cubes
2 bottles light Spanish red wine, chilled
5 measures brandy
orange, lemon and apple wedges
lemon slices
cinnamon sticks
about 450 ml (¾ pint) chilled lemonade, to top up

Method:
Put some ice cubes into a very large jug. Add the wine, brandy, fruit wedges and one cinnamon stick and stir well.

Top up with lemonade when you are ready to serve, and stir. Serve in glasses decorated with lemon slices and cinnamon sticks.

For a White Sangria, use white wine instead of red. To serve 6 people, pour 2 large glasses of dry white wine into a jug, add 2 measures of lemon vodka, 2 of peach schnapps, 2 of peach purée, 1 of lemon juice and 1 of lime juice. Chill for 12 hours or overnight in the refrigerator. Just before serving, add ice cubes and 1 measure each of freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice and top up with lemonade.

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