Independence Day is next week and this would be the perfect drink for the celebration! It is loaded with yummy berries and boozy liquors to make sure your 4th of July is one to remember. That is, if you don’t drink enough to forget. You’re following me, right? 🙂 Sangria is and probably always will be one of my favorite cocktails of sorts. Not only is it always made with two of my favorite things, fruit and wine, it really leaves room for your inner concoctress to come out (thats a word right, concoctress?)! I could not find a decent recipe for White Wine Sangria that mixed berries and ginger ale, which were my two requirements, so I did what I always do, got creative! Oh yeah, and this also has no added sugar. Bonus!
Benefits of Sangria 😉
- Taste really good & easy to drink
- Great to mix and match ingredients- allows for creative combinations
- Made with healthy, yummy, colorful fruit
What you need:
2 Bottles of White Wine (750 ml)
1 cup raspberries
1 cup strawberries – trimmed and cut in half
1 cup blueberries
2 cups homemade ginger ale
1 cup xylitol
2 oz white rum – I used Bacardi
2 oz Blueberry vodka- I used Stoli
Method:
If you are going to make homemade ginger ale then follow the recipe up until ready to assemble the soda. You will want to wait to make it so the carbonation hasn’t fallen flat. Then put wine, berries, xylitol and liquor in a pitcher or beverage dispenser and put in the refrigerator overnight (3-5 hours will work too). These both can be prepared one day ahead. Just prior to serving assemble the ginger ale with a new bottle/can of seltzer or soda water and add to the sangria. You can add ice to the pitcher or to the individual glasses. Watch fireworks and give kisses to the ones you love! Happy 4th of July!!
Suga Snap Pea 