Old Fashioned-Inspired Sangria
 
 
Ingredients
  • 1 pound stemmed sweet cherries (about 3 cups)
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup cold water
  • ½ cup bourbon
  • ½ cup Cointreau or other orange liqueur
  • 6 to 8 dashes orange bitters
  • 3 oranges, cut into wedges
  • 1 - 2 bottles red wine (I used a Pinot Noir blend)
  • Club soda
Instructions
  1. Combine cherries and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir to coat cherries in sugar. Bring to a simmer, then use a potato masher to squash the cherries and release their juice. Cook at a simmer, stirring occasionally, until cherries are soft and start to break down, about 15 minutes.
  2. Set a strainer over a medium bowl and pour cherry mixture into the strainer. Press down on the solids until all the juice has gone through the strainer. Discard solids. Add cold water, bourbon, orange liqueur, bitters and orange wedges to the cherry syrup and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour to allow flavors to combine.
  3. To serve, ladle 4 ounces of the fruit-and-booze mixture (orange wedges included!) into a large glass filled halfway with ice. If you want a drink that is a boozier, slow-sipper type drink (think: Old Fashioned with notes of wine), add 2 ounces of red wine. If you want a drink that resembles a more traditional Sangria (albeit with bourbon and cherries) add 4 ounces of red wine. Top with a splash of club soda and a cherry.
Recipe by Allons-Eat! at https://www.allonseat.com/old-fashioned-inspired-sangria/