Slow-cooked spiced sangria

The overcast sky and the constant splatter often paint the city in a gloomy grey overtone, leaving us feeling the blues. An instant pick-me-up for such drippy days is a warm, slow-cooked, spiced sangria, shares Sonali Mullick, head of operations and mixologist at Bayroute and Hitchki. "Drinking this sangria is comforting, like the vibe during Christmas. It's a perfect combination of cinnamon and clove, along with brandy. The spirit forms an integral part of the recipe as it's produced by distilling wines that add on to the flavour, making the sangria a bit more potent," Mullick elaborates, adding that the cocktail works for both parties as well as quiet evenings.