In need of a frighteningly delicious drink to serve to your ghoulfriends this Halloween? Look no further than this make-ahead Red Halloween Sangria.

It’s as rich in flavour as it is in colour and is a fang-tastic drink for Halloween parties – or really, any time of year.

You won’t find any sickeningly sweet Sprite or Gingerale here – just wine, brandy, fresh-squeezed orange juice and fruit, sweetened with a hint of cinnamon simple syrup and made fizzy with a splash of soda water.

Here’s everything you’ll need to whip up a batch:

Red Halloween Sangria Recipe

Yields 1 Pitcher

You’ll Need:

• 1 bottle of red wine (Grenache or Pinot Noir), chilled
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup brandy, depending on how strong you want it
• Juice of one orange
• 1 orange, sliced into thin rounds
• 1 cup of berries (we used fresh blueberries, blackberries and strawberries)
• 4 tbsp fall spiced simple syrup, to sweeten (recipe below)

For serving

• Ice
• Club soda, to top
• Eyeballs (lol!)

Directions:

Thinly slice an orange and add it to a large pitcher, along with the mixed berries, juice of one orange, bottle of red wine, brandy and simple syrup.

Good things come to those who wait. I highly suggest covering and refrigerating it for at least 2 hours. Got more time? Steeping the sangria overnight will help make a more flavourful cocktail. However, if time is of the essence, combine at let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes so ingredients can meld.

When you’re ready to serve, fill a glass with ice and add sangria until 3/4 full. Top with club soda and garnish with a few plastic eyeballs – lol!

Fall Spiced Simple Syrup

You’ll Need:

• 1/2 cup water
• 1 /2 cup sugar
• Teabag with a ground cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice (I used Copper Spice Co’s Autumn Apple Pie spice mix)

Directions:

Boil equal parts sugar and water in a medium sauce pan until the sugar fully dissolves. Remove from heat and steep with the spice blend for 20 minutes.

Allow it to cool, then remove the teabag.

The simple syrup can then be stored in an airtight container in your fridge for up to three weeks. And, for the record, it tastes amazing in a latte!

If you’re looking for more Halloween entertaining ideas, check out this:

• Creepy Lychee Martini
• Wicked Blackberry Margarita
• Bloody Mary Caesar
• Halloween Brunch Board
• Halloween Dessert Board
• Last year’s pastel Halloween Dessert Board

Hope you enjoy putting some ‘boo’ in your booze this Halloween! If you make this sangria, tag me (@chandeliers.and.champagne) and my blogger bff Alex (@alexandtribe) – we’d love to see!

Xo Holly Hunka

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