Spiced Pear Sangria
Sangría de Peras
5 Liters White Wine
3 Liter Vodka
2 Liters pear juice (2 cartons Ceres brand Pear Juice)
6 cups Merlet ‘crème de poire’
4 cups Spiced Demerara Syrup
2.75 cups Lemon Juice
Combine above ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Pour in to quart containers, label, date, and store refrigerated.
Garnish Prep:
Pears should be cut in quarters, then thinly slice lengthwise Prepare simple syrup –approx. ½ quart, then add pears, 4 sprigs of thyme and top with enough vodka to fill quart container.
Soak for at least 4 hours, leave in syrup until time of use.
3 pears per quart container.
Note: Simple syrup should be hot/very warm when adding pears. If pears are very ripe, then add at room temp.
Top with Cava
Ratio = 4/5 mix, 1/5 cava (Happy Hour Cava) – basically, a heavy splash
Garnish:
2 Pear slices per glass, Approx. 6 for a pitcher