May 5, 2024

Wedding cocktail: a sparkling wine of honor ... Or not!

A sangria
For a refreshing aperitif with Mediterranean flavors, opt for Sangria wine white and strawberry. For 6 people, count 10 minutes of preparation: (75 cl of wine dry white, 500 g strawberries, 2 oranges, 4 nectarines, 10 cl cane sugar, ice cubes and mint leaves). Start by washing all the fruits, then cut the nectarines into quarters and the oranges into slices; In a large container, pour the wine white and cane sugar then add all fruits, including strawberries, uncut. Put in the fridge for 3 hours. Add ice cubes and mint leaves when serving.
A very British wine of honor
For a wine So British accents, let yourself be tempted by the Pimm's cup! For a glass, you need 4cl of Pimm's (the number 1, based on Gin), 0.5 cl of triple sec (Cointreau or Grand Marnier), 4 cl of lime juice, 0.5 cl of cane sugar syrup and the leftover lemonade or soda. A cocktail fun, fun and original that you can serve with a slice of cucumber.
Bubbles without alcohol
Who says wedding do not necessarily say alcohol ! That's what Jennie says, a businesswoman who organizes weddings princely in the Arab Emirates and which combines the luxury of sparkling flutes and non-alcoholic beverages. She invented the So Jennie! A wine sparkling guaranteed without alcohol the pretty pink color ... For a wedding sober and colorful!
An ancient beverage
For even more originality, take a good step back and return to the Middle Ages by serving a Hypocras. Choose a wine red basic, add 100 grams of honey in a container, crush 30 g cinnamon sticks, 60 g fresh ginger, 10 cloves and 10 cloves of cardamom and put the mixture in a knotted cloth that you dive into the liquid that you cover up. Let macerate everything for 4 hours. Do not forget to remove the canvas before serving. You can also filter the hypocras so that there is no song.

 

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