Yummy Sangria

This is really yummy any time of the year. It just happens to be one of my favourite recipes for Sangria. I do not know from where it originated as it is written in my script on rather aged foolscap.

• Ready In: 24 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 750  ml  merlot, any dry and full bodied red wine will do
• 1  cinnamon stick (or a few pieces of cinnamon bark)
• 3 -5  cloves, whole
• 1  orange, thinly sliced. A nice juicy one
• 1  lemon, thinly sliced
• 1  lime, thinly sliced
• 4 -6  strawberries, sliced
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons lime juice, freshly squeezed
• 2  ounces brandy
• 2  ounces  peach schnapps
• 2  ounces Grand Marnier
• 2  tablespoons  grenadine
• 1  cup  orange juice, freshly squeezed
• 1  liter  lemon-lime flavored soda
• 2 1⁄2 cups  orange juice, freshly squeezed
• 1⁄4 cup  grenadine

Directions

1. Mix the 2 c of orange juice and 1/4 c grenadine together and pour into a mould such as a bundt pan and freeze it.
2. Combine all the rest of the ingredients except the pop and put in a large pitcher in the fridge for the day or even overnight is just fine.
3. Put the frozen orange/grenadine mould in the punch bowl. Pour in the contents of the pitcher. Through in a handful of frozen or fresh strawberries if you are so inclined. Gently pour in the pop. I find that 50/50 pop to Sangria mixture is good, but use less if you like a stronger punch.
4. Ladle it out and enjoy!