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Alcoholic Cocktails

MERLOT SANGRIA

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Merlot Red Wine, Cointreau®, lemon vodka and Ocean Spray® Cranberry Juice Cocktail, with lemons, limes, peaches, strawberries and pears, topped with lemon-lime soda.

Taste Profile:

Sweet and slightly tart

Target Demographic:

20 - 35+

PMI's:

In a wine goblet filled with ice add ½ oz. Cointreau®, ½ oz. lemon vodka, 2 tsp. sugar, 4 oz. Merlot red wine and 2 oz. Ocean Spray® cranberry juice. Add lemon, orange and lime wheels, 1 tbsp. chopped pear, 1 tbsp. chopped peach and 1 tbsp. chopped strawberries. Top with 1 oz. lemon-lime soda and stir to mix.
PITCHER SIZE: To a pitcher, add
½ cup (4 oz.) Cointreau®
½ cup (4 oz.) lemon vodka
4 cups (32 oz.) Merlot red wine
2 cups (16 oz.) Ocean Spray® Cranberry juice
1/16 cup (1/2 oz.) sugar
1 whole lemon sliced in wheels
1 whole lime sliced in wheels
1 whole orange chopped
1 whole pear sliced
1 whole peach sliced
½ cup (4 oz.) strawberries, sliced
1 cup (8 oz.) lemon-lime soda
Cover and refridgerate (without strawberries or lemon-lime soda added) for 3-12 hours. Remove and add missing ingredients. Stir to mix. Pour into glasses with ice.
MAKES APPROX 8- 8oz. SERVINGS

Best made with:

Ocean Spray® Cranberry Juice Cocktail