Blood-Red Sangria Cocktail

Name: Blood-Red Sangria Cocktail
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 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); 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

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Prep 10 min
Total 45 min
Servings 1

This citrusy martini gets its striking layered appearance from drops of sangria-inspired simple syrup made from red wine and dark sweet cherries (after all, “sangria” means “bleeding” in Spanish!). An “impaled” cherry adds the finishing touch. MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated December 24, 2012

Ingredients

Sangria Simple Syrup

cup sugar

cup red wine, such as Merlot or Zinfandel

cup dark sweet cherries, stemmed, pitted and halved

stick cinnamon

Strips of orange peel from 1 medium orange (orange part only)

Sangria Martini Cocktail

Ice cubes

tablespoons (1 1/2 oz) citron (citrus) vodka

tablespoons (1 oz) clear orange-flavored liqueur

tablespoons (1 oz) sangria simple syrup, chilled (above)

dark sweet cherry on a cocktail pick

Steps

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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.
2

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.