SUMMER THYME SANGRIA
How to make what is in that jug:
1.5 bottles of wine
I use cab and shiraz...but you can use whatever is on hand.
1.5 cups of port wine....it can be something inexpensive
1.5 cups of triple sec
1.5 cups of rum
4 twigs of thyme...chop it up or take the leaves off if you don't want twigs in your drink. I don't mind them :)
1 orange squeezed
2 lemons squeezed
2 limes squeezed
1 cup of juice...I use cherry or strawberry lemonade and organic version from whole foods
1 cup of fresh strawberries
1 peach chopped
1 nectarine chopped
1/2 cup of blueberries
1 apple chopped
You can use whatever fruit you like...and whatever you have on hand. I also threw a mango in this batch.
Combine the chopped fruit in the bowl, pitcher or jug
pour the triple sec, port and rum in
Muddle/smash the fruit a bit with a wooden spoon
Mix well and let it sit for a 5 mins
Pour the wine in next
Then add the juice of the citrus fruit and the cup of juice mentioned above
Add the thyme last and mix well
Grab a glass fill it with ice and ladle your sangria and enjoy!
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Helpful Hints: The Sangria will last 4-5 days if you keep it in the fridge at night :) . Also purchase some wooden skewers to stab the fruit from your glass if you don't want wine fingers.
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Fun Facts: Sangria means blood in Spain. It is derived from the word sangre. It also premiered in America at the 1964 Worlds Fair in New York.
