Fridays at the Tavern: Samhain Sangria Recipe

Fridays at the Tavern!

Get recipes for appetizers, cocktails, snacks, and main dishes to make RPG sessions at your place the stuff of legend. 

Fridays at the Tavern is a series of free recipes we offer you to make your game days (or nights) even more epic.

This recipe is a super easy and beautifully balanced fall sangria with all the flavors that make it perfect for your Halloween and all autumn game sessions. It’s designed to create a batch for your whole party.  

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Tip: Make & chill a few hours before your guests arrive. Sangria is best when the flavors have time to blend.

Samhain Sangria (Fall Sangria)

Batched recipe serves six:

1 bottle of dry white wine (Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigo)

1 cup apple cider (fresh pressed is best)

1/2 cup brandy

1/4 cup orange liqueur

A few dashes Angostura bitters

Aromatic Add-Ins (choose them all or even just a few):

2 cinnamon sticks

4 whole cloves

2 whole star anise

1 apple, thinly sliced

1 orange, thinly sliced

1 pear, thinly sliced

Optional Garnishes:

Thinly sliced apple

Thinly sliced orange

cinnamon stick

star anise

Drink Actions: 

Pour ingredients into a pitcher and let chill for 2 hours. Serve over ice with optional garnishes in a goblet.

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Whether you’re a GM who plays host as well as being the voice of the adventure or a player who loves to contribute, we hope you enjoy this series. We’ll continue to occasionally post free recipes with versions everyone can savor because tabletop role playing games are as much about gathering people together as they are about playing the game.