Thursday, June 5, 2014

Thursday Night Cocktail: Riesling Sangria with Lychees


Image & Recipe via Food & Wine

This dreary Boston weather has been anything but spring-like but I'm hoping this colorful drink will cheer me up and get me in the mood for a fun weekend.

Ingredients

1 orange
1 cup raspberries, halved
1 Asian pear—peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1/2 cup dry sake
1/2 cup bourbon
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup triple sec
2 tablespoons sugar
One 20-ounce can lychees in syrup—lychees halved, syrup reserved
Two 750-milliliter bottles slightly off-dry Riesling, chilled
Ice 
 
Directions

Using a knife, peel the orange, removing the bitter white pith. Working over a pitcher, cut in between the membranes to release the sections. Squeeze the juice from the membranes and discard the membranes.

Add the raspberries, pear, sake, bourbon, lemon juice, triple sec, sugar and lychees with their syrup. 
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Stir in the Riesling and serve the sangria in ice-filled wineglasses.

 
Cheers!
 
 

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