‘Getting reading for a busy holiday gathering? Hard Truth is here to help you prepare with two, make-ahead, seasonal sangria recipes!
Featuring our popular cool-weather favorite Hard Truth Cinnamon Vodka, these’ll keep folks at the grown-up table supplied with worthy adult beverages without you having to figure out how to mix drinks with one hand and mash potatoes with the other.
Each of these can be stored in a refrigerator for up to a week, so just craft ahead of time and let folks serve themselves on the big day!
#1: Fall Sangria
Sweet cinnamon and sultry pomegranate pair pleasantly with sweet red wine, bright citrus, and seasonal apple in this rich, autumnal sangria.
INGREDIENTS:
1 bottle (750 mL) Hard Truth Cinnamon Vodka
2 bottles (750 mL each) Oliver Sweet Red wine
12½ oz. POM Wonderful pomegranate juice
1 Apple, cubed
3 Oranges, sliced
12 Cinnamon sticks
Apple cubes, to garnish (optional)
CRAFT:
1. Add orange slices to large serving vessel, and muddle slightly.
2. Add remaining ingredients, stir gently to mix, cover, and refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.
3. Serve chilled or over ice in stemless wine glasses, with three apple cubes picked together as garnish.
#2: Pumpkin Sangria
This white sangria takes on a late-fall, seasonal twist with nostalgic apple cider, crowd-pleasing Hard Truth Cinnamon Vodka, and pumpkin butter. Choose your favorite white wine — the sweeter the wine, the sweeter the sangria.
INGREDIENTS:
1 bottle (750 mL) Hard Truth Cinnamon Vodka
2 bottles (750 mL each) White wine
1 c. Pumpkin butter
2 c. Apple cider
1 c. Fresh cranberries
4 Apples, sliced
4 Oranges, sliced
2 tsp. Ground cinnamon
Sparkling apple cider or ginger beer, to top
CRAFT:
1. Add orange slices to large serving vessel, and muddle slightly.
2. Add cinnamon vodka, wine, pumpkin butter, apple cider, apple slices, cranberries, and cinnamon.
3. Stir gently to mix, then cover, and refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.
4. Serve chilled or over ice in stemless wine glasses, leaving room to top with ginger beer or sparkling apple cider*.
