Summer is the best time for people and sangria. Traditionally, sangria is based on red wine, but that's far from the only option. The legendary monkey wine family includes red wine, rosé, white wine, and sparkling wine. Would you believe you can make delicious sangria from all of them? It's true!
Sangria is the ultimate punch and cocktail mashup and the number one choice for a hot day, giving you free rein to customize the drink to your liking. But what should you make it from this time—red wine, rosé, white wine, or the wild card, sparkling wine? Let the monkey family help!
The Monkey Orchestra includes the classic “monkey wine”, i.e. the red wine La Mirada, and its siblings Katse Rosé, Katse Crispy White and Katse Brut. All of them make an easy base for a drink to cool you down on a hot summer day, and you can add almost anything to sangria. And of course, the monkey wines taste great on their own too! You can find more info about the monkey family here.
Sangria is at its best when it has just the right amount of sweetness and acidity. Fruitiness is also essential, and depending a bit on the base, we naturally recommend pairing the monkeys with local ingredients like berries. Sangria with a Finnish twist!
With sangria, you're also allowed to take artistic liberties. So add your own favorites, whether they're juices, other soft drinks, fruits, or berries. Let's see what would taste best for the monkeys and for you.
King of the Jungle Sangria
The newest member of the jungle royalty family is the fresh and versatile Katse Crispy White. This lively party animal is just as fun as it looks, and you can easily build a tasty sangria on its base!
For the King of the Jungle white wine sangria, we recommend Sprite or another lemony carbonated drink, along with plenty of chopped citrus fruits like lime, orange, and if you want a tropical twist, pineapple too. Put all the ingredients in a pitcher or punch bowl, stir, and add ice. Yum!
Tip: did you know that you can freeze lime slices in advance and add them to sangria frozen, just like ice cubes?
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Better Safe Than Sorry Sangria
Just like heading south! Katse La Mirada, or affectionately known as monkey wine, is a sociable red wine that gives you a good foundation for classic sangria. A safe choice!
With monkey wine, you should combine fresh citrus fruits and, for example, lemon-flavored carbonated drink, which gives the drink just the right amount of acidity. Slice or cut the citrus fruits into appropriately sized pieces, and add other favorites too if you like. Drinks warm up easily in the heat, so don't forget the ice. Olé!
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Could Be Rosé Sangria
So is this sangria? If traditional sangria is summery, then rosé sangria really takes it to the next level!
Katse Rosé is berry-forward, as is typical for rosé wines, so it's nice to continue this version with a berry theme. It's also dry, so it's easy to sweeten to taste with other ingredients.
Combine Katse Rosé with, for example, strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries or other berries you like. Add carbonated drink either as lemonade, which makes the drink sweeter, or as flavored sparkling water, which makes it more refreshing. Or go half and half! Finally, add ice, and you're done!
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Super Fun Sparkling Wine Sangria
Now this is fun! When red wine and rosé sangrias are already familiar, let's make sangria bubble in a fun way.
From Katse Brut, you can create a sparkling wine sangria that's a specialty worth trying. The right acidity is naturally already there this time—the bubbles are all set.
For this sparkling wine sangria, we recommend, for example, elderflower cordial along with white currants and sweet strawberries, resulting in a wonderfully elegant drink. And like the other monkey sangrias, chill it to the perfect drinking temperature with ice. Done!
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