Blood-Red Sangria Cocktail Recipe

Name: Blood-Red Sangria Cocktail
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: Sangria Simple Syrup; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup red wine, such as Merlot or Zinfandel; 1 cup dark sweet cherries, stemmed, pitted and halved; 1 stick cinnamon; Strips of orange peel from 1 medium orange (orange part only); Sangria Martini Cocktail; Ice cubes; 3 tablespoons (1 1/2 oz) citron (citrus) vodka; 2 tablespoons (1 oz) clear orange-flavored liqueur; 2 tablespoons (1 oz) sangria simple syrup, chilled (above); 1 dark sweet cherry on a cocktail pick

Ingredients

Sangria Simple Syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup red wine, such as Merlot or Zinfandel
1 cup dark sweet cherries, stemmed, pitted and halved
1 stick cinnamon
Strips of orange peel from 1 medium orange (orange part only)
Sangria Martini Cocktail
Ice cubes
3 tablespoons (1 1/2 oz) citron (citrus) vodka
2 tablespoons (1 oz) clear orange-flavored liqueur
2 tablespoons (1 oz) sangria simple syrup, chilled (above)
1 dark sweet cherry on a cocktail pick

PREP TIME 10m	COOK TIME 35m	TOTAL TIME 45m
YIELD 1 serving

Instructions

To make simple syrup, in 1 1/2-quart saucepan, mix sangria simple syrup ingredients.
Heat to boiling over medium heat.
Simmer 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat; let cool 30 minutes.
Strain mixture through fine mesh strainer; discard solids.
Cover and chill sangria syrup until ready to use.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
To make cocktail, fill cocktail shaker with ice.
Add vodka and orange liqueur to cocktail shaker; cover and shake.
Strain into martini glass.
Drizzle sangria syrup into cocktail in glass.
Garnish with cherry.