halloween is right around the corner and no good costume party is complete with out a spooky good,  large batch cocktail.  

my favorite kind of party drink is an easy one that i mix up in big batches and can be made in ADVANCE. and the best part about this sangria is that it is BETTER when made a day or two before. 

bloody berry sangria

serves: 4 cocktails  

prep time: 10 minutes

active time: 5 minutes

total time: 15 minutes

ingredients: 1 bottle cabernet sauvignon. 8 oz  blood orange juice. 6 oz brandy. 4 oz simple syrup.  .5 slices concord grapes. 2 plums, sliced into wedges. handful of blackberries. 1 blood orange, thinly sliced. 4 cups of ice. large pitcher.

start by filling your pitcher with all of your fruit.

pour in the bottle of wine.

add in the blood orange juice, brandy and the simple syrup. give everything a really good stir.

fill your glass with sangria. fill your serving glass with a cup of ice. scoop out some of the fruit and add it to the serving glass.

serve and enjoy.

xo, a

bloody berry sangria

serves: 4 cocktails  

prep time: 10 minutes

active time: 5 minutes

total time: 15 minutes

ingredients: 1 bottle cabernet sauvignon. 8 oz  blood orange juice. 6 oz brandy. 4 oz simple syrup.  .5 slices concord grapes. 2 plums, sliced into wedges. handful of blackberries. 1 blood orange, thinly sliced. 4 cups of ice. large pitcher.

start by filling your pitcher with all of your fruit. pour in the bottle of wine. add in the blood orange juice, brandy and the simple syrup. give everything a really good stir. fill your serving glass with a cup of ice. scoop out some of the fruit and add it to the serving glass. fill your glass with sangria. serve and enjoy.

have you ever been on a vacation that was anything but relaxing? that pretty much sums up my trip last week to new york. it was full of fun and food and friends and WAY too much booze. and in true angela fashion, i came home and went straight back to a crazy intense week of work.

moral of the story? i am running on fumes and i still have two solid days of work ahead of me before i get any kind of break. don’t let the instagram fool you, it’s a crazy mess over here!

so this week’s cocktail is going to require some COFFEE.

insert this spiced coffee martini. it will wake you up while mellowing you out. JUST what the doctor ordered this weekend.

spiced coffee martini

prep time: 2 minutes

active time: 1 minute

total time: 3 minutes

ingredients: 2 oz cold spiced coffee (if you do not have or want to make spiced coffee, you can sub cold brew coffee with 2 pinches of cinnamon and 1 pinch of nutmeg. 2 oz spiced rum. .5 oz disaronno. .5 oz sweet cream. 1 egg white. shaker. cup of ice. cinnamon stick & edible flower for garnish.

in the shaker, combine the coffee, rum, disaronno, cream and egg white in the shaker.

cover the shaker and shake WELL for about a minute. the goal is to get the egg white nice and frothy.

when you have a nice little froth on top, pour the contents of the shaker into your serving glass.

garnish with a cinnamon stick & edible flowers. serve and enjoy.

xo, a

spiced coffee martini

prep time: 2 minutes

active time: 1 minute

total time: 3 minutes

ingredients: 2 oz cold spiced coffee (if you do not have or want to make spiced coffee, you can sub cold brew coffee with 2 pinches of cinnamon and 1 pinch of nutmeg. 2 oz spiced rum. .5 oz disaronno. .5 oz sweet cream. 1 egg white. shaker. cup of ice. cinnamon stick & edible flower for garnish.

start by filling your shaker with ice. in the shaker, combine the coffee, rum, disaronno, cream and egg white in the shaker. cover the shaker and shake WELL for about a minute. the goal is to get the egg white nice and frothy. when you have a nice little froth on top, pour the contents of the shaker into your serving glass. garnish with a cinnamon stick & edible flowers. serve and enjoy.