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Melon sangria
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Melon sangria

Melon sangria blends balls of mixed melon with honey, lime juice, grape brandy like grappa, and chilled moscato wine. The mixture rests to infuse flavors before finishing with sparkling water and garnishes of mint and lime, creating a refreshing, fruit-forward alcoholic beverage with subtle sweetness and effervescent lift.

Prep Time
30 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8
Course: Drinks, Cocktails
Cuisine: European, Fusion, Italian, Spanish

Ingredients

  • melon watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, mixed balls, ~3 cups
  • 2-4 tablespoons honey adjust to taste
  • 1 lime juiced
  • ¼ cup grappa adjust to taste - can also use pisco or a clear grape brandy, to ½ cup
  • 1 moscato wine 750 ml bottle chilled
  • sparkling water chilled, ~ 1 ½ cups
To serve and garnish:
  • mint leaves
  • lime slices
  • melon or regular ice cubes, frozen balls as ice cubes

Instructions

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  1. Place the melon balls in a large pitcher, add the honey (2 tablespoons to start), lime juice, and ¼ cup of grappa. Mix gently and let rest in fridge for 1-2 hours or until 1 hour before serving.
  2. Add the moscato wine, mix gently, taste and add more honey or grappa if desired. Keep in mind that you will top it off with sparkling water right before serving, so it’s okay if it’s on the sweeter/stronger side. Refrigerate for another hour.
  3. Right before serving, add ice (or frozen melon balls as ice cubes), lime slices and mint leaves to garnish, and top off with sparkling water. You can prepare the final mix in the pitcher or serve it directly into glasses with melon ice cubes and top off each glass with the sparkling water.

Notes

  • For a mocktail, omit moscato and grappa and substitute sparkling white grape juice and sparkling lemonade.