For those of us lucky enough to live near supermarkets that are turning more Hispanic in food offerings, you're probably going to be able to find wonderfully grapey-sangría flavors of soda made by Goya or Señorial. The latter comes from Mexico, and the former from Secaucus, New Jersey. Drinking this soda straight is a little too sweet for me, but I like to use it to make non-alcoholic sangría. Just in case you're craving sangría but still want to keep a clear head -- and the fun thing about the Señorial version is that it seems to taste slightly more fermented and alcohol-based, even though it's not. You'll need:
1.58 quart bottle of Señorial Sangría flavored soda or 3 12 ounce bottles of Goya Sangría soda (pre-chilled)
A good-sized navel orange
2 small limes
6 ice cubes
About one and a half cups of sliced fresh fruit -- like grapes, peaches, strawberries, melon, cherries -- whatever you prefer
Combine sangría soda, seltzer water and ice in a 2 quart pitcher. Add the juice of one lime, then save the other lime for garnish. Cut the orange in two and squeeze the juice of one half into the pitcher with the other liquids. Cut the remaining sections from the other half of the orange and add to the pitcher along with the rest of the fresh fruit. Refrigerate for another 10 minutes and then serve in glasses garnished with wedges from the remaining lime.
¡Mucho gusto! -- and the hotter the weather, the better this seems to taste.
