Valencia Cocktail
When we talk about cocktailsmost of what we take usually come from other parts of the world, which have become very popular and have crossed borders. And in Spain? The most popular drink mix that can come to mind is without a doubt the Bleedingbut with this recipe you will learn (if you don’t already know) how to prepare another very mediterranean cocktail.
Learn to prepare Valencia water With our recipe and ingredients detailed and thus be able to serve at home this so popular cocktail. Delicious and refreshing, the grace lies in using some good Valencian oranges to squeeze their juice and use it in the mix, in addition to quality alcoholic beverages.
In the recipe you will know all the tips to know how long to leave it to rest, how to cool it and in what glasses to serve it. Apparently, its origin It took place at Cervecería Madrid in Valencia in 1959, and it was in the 1970s that it began to spread and become more popular as a Valencian night cocktail.
If you like this drink, you will surely be interested in others drinks and cocktails refreshing drinks that contain alcohol and of which we have already published how they are prepared. I would highlight, especially in summer, the classic homemade sangria with red wine and fruits and this other version, the cava sangria with fruit. Nor does he fail mojito with its recipe and ingredientsthe Caipirinha or Brazilian Caipirinhathe cocktail sex on the beach or the delicious and refreshing bloody mary cocktailideal for the moment of the aperitif.
If you are looking for something more exotic I recommend the pina colada cocktailand for special occasions the lemon sorbet with or without cavaideal for changing flavors during the course of a long menu, or the elegant cosmopolitan cocktail.
Ingredients to prepare Agua de Valencia, a very popular cocktail (1.5 liters plus ice):
- 500 ml of orange juice. Ideally, it should be freshly squeezed.
- 500 ml of cava or champagne.
- 250 ml of gin.
- 250 ml of vodka.
- 1/2 orange.
- Ice cubes.
Preparation, how to make the recipe for Agua de Valencia, a very popular cocktail:
- Squeeze the oranges you need until you get 500 ml of juice. Strain it and put it in the jug or container where you are going to serve the Valencia water.
- Also add the digging either champagnethe Geneva and the vodka.
- Stir the mixture a little and let it rest in the fridge until it cools or until it is time to serve it, at least 1 hour, although it is better that it be 2.
- At the time of serving add abundant ice to the container in which you have it (you can also put the ice directly in the glasses in which you are going to serve it) and also the average orange washed and cut into half slices or pieces, to taste. Stir a little with a spoon (without stirring) and you have the Valencia water.
Time: 10 minutes plus 2 hours of rest
Difficulty: easy
Serve and taste:
Very cold and after those 2 hours of restthe Agua de Valencia is ready to be served, with the addition of ice and orange. I prefer to put the ice in the pitcher, so it reaches the glasses very cold, but you can also place some ice in each glass and pour it over the top. This cocktail is usually served in champagne glasses breast or martini type, with that characteristic triangular shape.
it’s a cocktail refreshing and perfect for when it’s hot, and the freshly squeezed orange juice adds a great touch. definitely a drink authentic… scandal!
Variations Valencia cocktail:
The taste changes a lot depending on the type of cava or champagne that you use, since there are some that are more bitter, others that are dry and others that are sweeter.
The sugar It is not an ingredient that I like to add to this cocktail and I would say that the ideal is not to do it, but everything depends on taste and there are those who do add a little.
Tips:
The type of cava or champagne and its quality will largely determine the end flavor of the cocktail so opt for a brut or extra brut cava if you are looking for a more bitter touch or a semi-dry or directly sweet cava for a sweeter result.
Sometimes I like to make a Valencia Water with a little lighter and with less mixture of alcoholsso I replace the gin and vodka part with more cava or champagne, so that it becomes a kind of cava and orange sangria, very good and refreshing.