On Sale? No, On Special Sangria!

• half of howtocookabears blood-orange syrup (also found at http://www.food52.com/recipes/9333_bloodhound)
• 1 cup blood-orange juice
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 5 green cardamom pods, crushed
• juice of a half-lime
• Sangria
• 1/2 cup blood-orange syrup
• 1 cup sake or other white wine
• 750 ml bottle Rioja or other Spanish red wine
• 2 tablespoons triple sec
• 1/4 cup brandy or vodka
• 1 orange, half sliced into half-moons, the other half squeezed into the sangria
• 1 sweet apple (not like Granny Smith), cut into cubes
• 1 peach, cut into cubes
• 1/2 lemon, cut in half and sliced into half-moons
• 12 ounces club soda, chilled (or citrus soda like 7-Up if you want it sweeter)

1. Combine ingredients for blood-orange syrup in a small saucepan, bring to a boil and simmer 20 minutes or unti reduced by half. Let cool and strain into a jug or a bowl.
2. Pour syrup into a big, beautiful pitcher. Add remaining ingredients except for club soda and refrigerate for at least two hours.
3. Add a tray full of ice cubes (or frozen grapes) and finish with seltzer or citrus soda. Cheers!

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/11960-on-sale-no-on-special-sangria (may not work)