Celebrating special occasions call for a special drink like a bottle of wine, but if you are feeling adventurous, we think it's time to skip the basic drinks and try making your own wine cocktail. Using the most common fruits to the most sophisticated ingredients, these beverage fusions can blend guests' taste buds to make your dream party a memorable one.
Now you can raise the bar high on your next party as Social Scene gives you the Top 10 Wine Cocktails you should try.
1. Bishop Cocktail
It is a wine cocktail labeled as the 1930 classic. Bishop Cocktail tops the authority with heart friendly red wine, lime juice, rum and a syrup as the traditional ingredients. You may find various recipes for this wine cocktail, and also considered a sangria, because of the homogeneous mixture of wine and rum.
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2. Glamour Girl Martini
Glamour Girl Martini is wine cocktail suitable for bachelorette celebrations and ladies' events. The powerful feminist trademark of this drink is built up by pink Pinot Grigio and fruity flavors of cranberry juice and peach schnapps. Glamour Girl Martini only requires shaking and straining as the needed basic bartending skills.
3. Gold Mine
Gold Mine is a famous wine cocktail and an all-time, old school favorite. Its unique ingredients include Scotch whiskey,1896 Italian Galliano, and sweet sherry. Its sourness of lime and lemon adds a stronger flavor in it. Serve it in an old-fashioned glass with a foam that looks like an egg white for a great finish.
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4. Kir
Kir is a wine cocktail that carves and craves with its simplicity. It was named after Félix Kir, a Catholic priest and hero of the French resistance back in history. This mixed cocktail is a combination of sweet creme de cassis and white wine make kir as a unique yet modest wine cocktail.
5. Mulled Pomegranate Warner
Mulled Pomegranate Warner is a wine cocktail best served every winter season. This drink includes the combination of red wine and pomegranate liqueur. For the citrus showcase, oranges and lemons are added. Aromas and spices of clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg are also summed up for a natural punch and for garnishing beauty as well.
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6. Rose Berry Bliss
Delight everyone in the party with this Rose Berry Bliss. It’s a famous wine cocktail renowned for its taste because it is reminiscent of the summer and spring seasons. Giving a happy indulgence with its standout pink hues, Rose Berry Bliss' colors are made up of rose wine, pink colored lemonade, and blueberries. To add some sourness, lemon or lime fruit soda can be joined in as well.
7. Something Blue
Something Blue cocktail is a wine cocktail best served during wedding receptions. With only three basic ingredients, Something Blue diminishes the guests' hesitations to taste its delightful punch. White wine and ginger ale are mixed with the tropical flavors of Hpnotiq Liqueur for the tempting blend. Its great blue hue adds appeal to its overall character.
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8. UK Sour
UK Sour is a wine cocktail which has a captivating and charming composition. Its savory blend begins with the base mixture of scotch whiskey, sour lemon juice, and sweet cinnamon syrup. Afterwards, spices of brandy, variety apricot liqueur, and red wine complete its extravagant mixture.
9. White Peace Sangria
White Peace is a wine cocktail known for its great blend for the summer wave. It’s a punch combination of traditional white wine, peach schnapps, and mango-spiced rum. To extend some twist, citrus fruits like oranges and lemons can be added as well. Moreover, other fruit flavors and drinks can be included for personal preference and thrill.
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10. White Wine Spritzer
The White Wine Spritzer is one of the easiest wine cocktail to do based on record and recipe. Considered as a big saver, White Wine Spritzer savors from the combination of white wine and sparkling water or soda. Moreover, it doesn't only guarantee money savings but also time preparation and grocery searching due to its cheap and effortless composition.
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References:
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/white-wine-spritzer-recipe-2178892
https://www.thespruceeats.com/bishop-cocktail-recipe-760497
https://www.thespruceeats.com/glamour-girl-martini-recipe-759674
Denise Villamar
Professional Content Writer
Social Scene
BeSocialScene.com
