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Cocktail History
The Black Magic Sangria is a Halloween cocktail that was created by Chrisy Toombs, recipe developer and blogger at Homemade Hooplah. Designed to be a batch cocktail for Halloween parties, the recipe mixes several dark-colored fruits with red wine, raspberry liqueur, and brandy to make a palatable boozy drink that would please any crowd during spooky season.
Cocktail Ingredients
To make this cocktail, you’ll need the following ingredients:
Red Wine: This is a type of wine made with red grapes. I used La Riojana Co-op Malbec.
Cranberry Grape Juice: This is the liquid juice of cranberries and green grapes. I used Ocean Spray Cran-Grape Juice.
Raspberry Liqueur: This is a liqueur made with raspberries, sugar, and alcohol. I used Chambord Liqueur.
Brandy: This is a spirit made with distilled white wine. The recipe calls for Cognac, but I used Driftless Glen Distillery 5 Year Reserve Brandy.
Blackberries: This a glossy black berry formed by multiple small fruits that each contain a seed.
Red Grapes: This is a small, sour red-ish purple fruit.
Black Plum: This is a round fruit with a thin, smooth blue-black skin and juicy flesh.
Bartending Tools
To make this cocktail, you’ll need the following bar tools:
Jigger: This is used to measure and pour ingredients. I used the Japanese jigger from the A Bar Above 14-Piece Silver Bar Set.
Bar Spoon: This is used to stir ingredients. I used the Barfly Stainless Steel Teardrop Bar Spoon.
Paring Knife: This is used to cut ingredients. I used the OXO Good Grips 3.5 Inch Paring Knife.
Tasting Notes
This cocktail has the following flavor profile:
• Appearance: Dark purple hue
• Aroma: Dry red wine with fruit
• Taste: Sweet berry flavor mixed with dry red wine
• Finish: Fruity tartness chased with a hint of wine burn
Kendall’s Take: “Of the Halloween-themed sangria recipes I’ve tried, I liked this one best. The others have been more fall-inspired, and most pair red wine with apple cider, which I don’t think blend very well. This one is just red wine with loads of dark-hued fruits, so it’s hard not to enjoy it. The Black Magic Sangria is really just a sweeter, fruitier wine, and that’s the magic of it, no pun intended.”
Recipe
This cocktail recipe was found on Homemade Hooplah.
Black Magic Sangria
Description
Author: Chrisy Toombs
Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA
Year Created: 2017
The Black Magic Sangria is a Halloween party-ready batch cocktail that blends dark fruits with red wine, raspberry liqueur, and brandy for a crowd-pleasing mix with a spooky edge.
Base Spirit: Wine, Brandy
Method: Built
Serving Size: 8
Ingredients
Method
Pit and cut plums into slices.
Add red wine, cranberry grape juice, raspberry liqueur, brandy, blackberries, grapes, and plums to a pitcher.
Using a large spoon, stir the cocktail for 30-45 seconds.
Refrigerate the cocktail for 2 hours.
When chilled, ladle cocktail into wine goblets.
Garnish with blackberries.
