Classic Sangria for a Crowd

Name: Classic Sangria for a Crowd
Yield: Makes 12 cocktails
Ingredients: 2 (750-ml) bottles, fruity red wine, such as Merlot; 4 ounces, orange liqueur; 4 ounces, recipe; 3 , oranges (2 sliced thin, 1 juiced to yield 4 ounces); 2 , lemons, sliced thin

Beverages

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from How to Cocktail

SERVESMakes 12 cocktails

TIME15 minutes, plus 2 to 8 hours chilling

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from How to Cocktail

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To create a robust, winey sangria with pure flavor, we experimented with untold varieties of fruit and eventually concluded that simpler is better. With red wine, we preferred the straightforward tang of citrus in the form of oranges and le...