Tim's Awesome Summer Sangria (who are we kidding it's good anytime of the year!)

Tim's Awesome Summer Sangria

Although "officially" summer time is over with the passing of Labor Day, I live in Florida so we are still wearing our flip flops and shorts and will be for some time to come. In fact, I have some old photos from Christmases past where I am wearing shorts and a t-shirt! It's a rough life....

Anyway, I love Sangria and am pretty picky about it. I'm an either LOVE it or HATE it kind of girl. One summer day as my husband and I were chilling poolside he came up with the BRILLIANT idea to mix up and make up a sangria recipe. He disappeared into the kitchen and came out with the tastiest, most delicious sangria EVER. It's also super easy to make. He gets requests for his secret recipe all of the time so I thought I'd share it with you.

Here's what you need:

1.5 liter bottle of Wine - totally your choice of brand. We've used both red and white.

1 cup of Orange juice 

2-3 oz. of Brandy or Triple Sec

1/2 to 1 cup of Sugar depending on how sweet your wine is. Start low and add to taste.

1 cup of Ginger ale
Sprinkle of cinnamon (this is what I think makes it so delicious!)

Fruit of your choice to garnish.. blueberry, raspberry, orange, strawberry, apple (choose 1 or more) The fruit is absolutely yummy to eat after it's soaked in the sangria :)

Here's what you do:

Combine all ingredients in a pitcher except for the Ginger ale and stir. Refrigerate at least an hour or so to allow flavors to blend. Add Ginger ale right before serving. Then add garnish and serve over ice. 

I promise you will LOVE it! Cheers!! 

~XOXO jules