Valencia water cocktail

How to make Valencia water?

Preparation time30 min    

Ingredients:

• 20 juice oranges (2 liters)
• 350 milliliters of cava or champagne
• 100 milliliters of vodka
• 100 milliliters of cointreau
• 100 milliliters of gin
• 100 grams of sugar (6.6 tablespoons)
• Crushed ice

Filling Ingredients:

• 2 Oranges (200 milliliters)
• 1 mint leaf
• 100 grams of sugar (6.6 tablespoons)

Other ingredients:

• Strawberries or cherries to taste

If you are wondering how Agua de Valencia is made, you should know that it is a simple preparation, for which you should start by extracting the juice from 20 oranges, trying as much as possible that the pulp does not leak into the container. For this, you can use a kitchen sieve.

Then, you must take a glass jar with a spacious interior, so that you can pour and mix all the ingredients without inconvenience. Remember to wash the container and dry it before using it.

Continue the preparation by incorporating the cava with orange juice into the jar, being necessary that with the help of a spoon you gently stir the ingredients, so that they are well integrated.

To continue with the development of this Agua de Valencia recipe, you will have to add the indicated amounts of vodka (by clicking on this link you can find some purchase options) and gin, continue mixing with the spoon and add the cointreau, which is a liqueur from French origin made with orange peels.

The fifth step of this preparation or incorporation of sugar is optional, since if you are one of those people who enjoy a dry cocktail, you will not need to add said sweetener. Otherwise, add three tablespoons of sugar to the mixture and take care of stirring patiently until all the grains dissolve completely.

You should let the preparation rest for a few minutes, preferably in the fridge. Thus, the ingredients of the Valencia water will have enough time to merge, which will allow you to get an explosion of flavors on your palate when you taste the cocktail.

While the drink sits, you’ll need to crush the amount of ice you intend to use. Once again, it is a proportion that you must specify according to your taste, just as it happens with sugar. To do this, the ideal is to have the help of an ice crusher, since it is an appliance that is intuitive to use, capable of simplifying this task, considered by many to be a bit messy.

Remove the Agua de Valencia from the fridge and pour the desired amount of ice into the jug. Also, add two or three slices of orange.

Also, it is necessary to decorate the cups or glasses to be used, since this will give it a more attractive aesthetic. In this sense, you have several options. You can frost the mouthpiece with sugar or once the drink is served, place a classic cocktail umbrella, the orange slice, a couple of cherries or strawberries and some mint leaves.

Shake the preparation again with the spoon and proceed to serve the Valencia water in the cup or glass, as desired.