Agua de Valencia

Name: Agua de Valencia
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 500 ml (2 cups) freshly squeezed orange juice, chilled; 500 ml (2 cups) cava, well chilled; 60 ml (1/4 cup) gin; 60 ml (1/4 cup) vodka; 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar, to taste; Ice cubes; Orange slices, to garnish

A deceptively easy-drinking Valencian punch of cava, fresh orange juice and a double hit of gin and vodka, born in a Valencia café in the late 1950s. It tastes like sunshine and disappears far too fast, which is exactly the trap.

Prep 10 minCook 0 minServes 4easy

190

Calories

Approximate, per 1 glass (~200ml). Values vary by recipe and portion.

Ingredients

·500 ml (2 cups) freshly squeezed orange juice, chilled
·500 ml (2 cups) cava, well chilled
·60 ml (1/4 cup) gin
·60 ml (1/4 cup) vodka
·1 to 2 tablespoons sugar, to taste
·Ice cubes
·Orange slices, to garnish

Method

1
Squeeze enough oranges to get 500 ml of fresh juice and strain out most of the pulp.
2
In a large jug, stir the sugar into the orange juice until it fully dissolves.
3
Add the gin and vodka and stir again.
4
Just before serving, pour in the well-chilled cava and stir gently once, so you keep the bubbles.
5
Fill wide wine glasses with ice, pour over the agua de Valencia and garnish with an orange slice. Serve immediately while it is cold and lively.