Sangría Secret Serranía-style

It’s a little bit late in the season for this recipe, but, with daytime temperatures still around 30C in the Serranía, it’s an ideal drink to accompany sitting on your terrace or balcony. According to Paul Whitelock, it’s easy to make.

Ingredients

• 2 oranges, chopped
• 2 pears, chopped
• 2 lemons, 1 chopped, 1 juiced
• 200g red berries, chopped (I use strawberries and/or cherries from my garden)
• 3 tbsp caster sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ice
• 750ml bottle light red wine – a cheap tempranillo from ALDI or LIDL will do
• 100ml Spanish brandy – again, cheap will do.
• 300ml sparkling water

Method

Put the chopped fruit in a bowl and sprinkle over the sugar and cinnamon; then stir to coat.

Cover and leave to macerate in the fridge for at least 1 hour, or ideally overnight.

Fill a large jug with ice.

Stir the macerated fruit mixture to ensure the sugar is dissolved, then tip into the jug with the wine and brandy.

Stir, then top up with the sparkling water and serve.

Salud!