Garden Party Sangria in a Glass Dispenser
Ingredients
- 1 bottle 750 ml dry rosé or white wine
- 1/2 cup brandy
- 1/4 cup orange liqueur
- 1/4 cup simple syrup plus more to taste
- 1 orange sliced into rounds
- 1 lemon sliced into rounds
- 1 cup sliced strawberries
- 1 peach sliced
- 2 cups chilled sparkling water or club soda optional, added at serving
- Ice
Instructions
- Pour the wine, brandy, orange liqueur, and simple syrup into a 3-quart glass beverage dispenser.
- Add the orange, lemon, strawberries, and peach slices.
- Stir gently with a long spoon so the fruit settles through the liquid rather than floating in a clump.
- Cover the dispenser and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or up to 2 days, so the fruit has time to release its juice into the wine.
- Taste before serving; if the sangria tastes sharp, stir in more simple syrup a tablespoon at a time.
- If you want it lighter and slightly fizzy, top the dispenser with the sparkling water right before guests arrive.
- Serve over ice in wine glasses, spooning a little of the soaked fruit into each glass.
Good to Know
Make the sangria base two days ahead and keep it covered in the fridge; the fruit only gets better, just add the sparkling water at the very last minute.