Apple Cider Sangria
Using Leppโsย Apple Ciderย and a bottle of Pinot Gris thisย drinkย is perfect for enjoying on the porch on a crisp fall evening.
Apple Cider Sangria
Ingredients
2ย โย 3ย cups Leppโs Apple Cider
1ย bottle Pinot Gris (my very favorite Pinot Gris is from Osoyoosโ Burrowing Owl)
ยฝย toย 1ย cup Bourbon or Whisky โ start with a ยฝ cup, and add more to taste
ยผ cupย ginger simple syrup (see note below)
2ย apples, sliced
Optional to add other fruit such as 2 pears, sliced, orange slices, or pomegranate seeds
355ย ml. Club Soda (a single serving size tin)
Ginger Simple Syrup:
1 cupย water
1 cupย sugar
1ย large chunk of ginger, peeled and sliced into pieces, aboutย 1 cup
Instructions
Combine Apple Cider, wine, bourbon and simple syrup in a large pitcher, stir to mix and add more bourbon or simple syrup to taste. Add sliced fruit and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. ย Just before serving, add a tin of club soda, stir and serve! Make sure to get some apple slices in each cup as they have a tasty and juicy crunch after the sangria is finished.
Ginger Simple Syrup:
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 large chunk of ginger, peeled and sliced into pieces, about 1 cup
Simmer for 1 hour, strain, discard ginger and refrigerate.
The syrup is tasty mixed into club soda or into a hot tea. Very soothing for an upset tummy.
