Christmas sangria kit

Treat friends and family to this Christmas sangria kit, a mixture of red wine, Spanish brandy and festive spices. It's a thoughtful gift for cocktail lovers

Ingredients

• 750 ml red wine
• 100 ml Spanish brandy
• 3 tbsp golden caster sugar
• 1 tbsp mixed spice
• 250 -300ml sparkling water or lemonade
• 1 litre screwtop or flip-top bottle
• 1 small spice jar or tin
• 1 apple
• 3 clementines
• 1 pomegranate, or a small pack of prepared pomegranate seeds

Steps

1. Pour the wine and brandy into a 1-litre bottle. Combine the sugar and mixed spice, then tip into a spice jar.
2. To gift, put the sangria base in a gift bag or box along with the spice jar, whole fruits and these instructions: Chop the apple and clementines, tip into a large serving pitcher and sprinkle over the spice mix. Leave to stand for 1 hr, then pour in the sangria base, a handful of ice and the sparkling water (or lemonade). Stir in the pomegranate seeds and serve. Serves 6-8.