Red, White, and Blue Sangria

Here's a wonderful beverage for your 4th celebration

1 cup fresh mint leaves

1/4 cup chopped fresh ginger

2 (750-ml) bottles white wine

3 cups Gingeroo (a ginger and rum drink from Celebration Distillation in NOLA

1 cup frozen blueberries

1 cup frozen watermelon chunks

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

Garnish: fresh mint leaves

In a large pithcer, mash mint and ginger with a wooden spoon. Add wine, stirring until combined. Refregerate for 2 hours or overnight.

Strain wine mixture through a fine-mesh sieve, discarding solids. Return wine to pitcher. add Gingeroo, blueberries, watermelon, and lemon juice. stirring until combined. Serve over ice. Garnish with mint, if desired.

Note: if you can't fine Gingeroo, you can sub a mixture of rum (white or amber) witha firey ginger beer and a squeeze of lime juice.

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