It’s hard to believe summer is officially over and people are back in school (but not me for the first time in 18 years…weird). Truth be told: with the DC humidity and temperature, it hasn’t really hit me that it’s September. I am trying my very best but until the temperatures cool and the leaves change, I cannot truly be in an autumn state of mind.
However, this cocktail might just do the trick to get me geared up for fall:
Ingredients:
2 honey crisp apples
1 bottle of Chardonnay
1/2 cup peach schnapps
1/4 cup honey
2 oranges- quartered
1 lemon- quartered
1 lime- quartered
2 cinnamon sticks
2 quarter size slices of fresh ginger
3 whole cloves
2 tablespoons of sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
ice
club soda
Preparation:
Peel and chop one apple. In a bowl, combine the Chardonnay, schnapps and honey. Add the quartered orange, lemon, lime, cinnamon sticks, chopped apple, ginger and cloves and refrigerate overnight.
Pour the sangria into a pitcher. Peel, core and finely chop the remaining apple. Peel and chop the remaining orange. Mix the apple and orange in a bowl.
Next, blend the sugar and cinnamon. Moisten the rims of wine glasses and dip in the cinnamon sugar to cover the rim of the glass. Fill the glasses with ice. Pour in the sangria until three-quarters full. Top with a splash of club soda. Garnish with a spoonful of the chopped apple and orange.
Enjoy!!
How are you getting into a fall frame of mind?
I definitely need to make this. This looks amazing!
This sounds delicious! I’ll definitely have to make some 🙂