Blood-Red Sangria Cocktail

Name: Blood-Red Sangria Cocktail
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1 cup red wine, such as Merlot or Zinfandel; 1 cup dark sweet cherries, stemmed, pitted and halved; 1 stick cinnamon; Strips of orange peel from 1 medium orange (orange part only); Ice cubes; 3 tablespoons (1 1/2 oz) citron (citrus) vodka; 2 tablespoons (1 oz) clear orange-flavored liqueur; 2 tablespoons (1 oz) sangria simple syrup, chilled (above); 1 dark sweet cherry on a cocktail pick

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"This citrusy martini gets its striking layered appearance from drops of sangria-inspired simple syrup made from red wine and dark sweet cherries (after all, “sangria” means “bleeding” in Spanish!). An “impaled” cherry adds the finishing touch...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 cup sugar

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1 cup red wine, such as Merlot or Zinfandel

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1 cup dark sweet cherries, stemmed, pitted and halved

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1 stick cinnamon

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Strips of orange peel from 1 medium orange (orange part only)

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Ice cubes

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3 tablespoons (1 1/2 oz) citron (citrus) vodka

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2 tablespoons (1 oz) clear orange-flavored liqueur

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2 tablespoons (1 oz) sangria simple syrup, chilled (above)

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1 dark sweet cherry on a cocktail pick

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