Mulled Wine
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour, 60 minutes
Yield: about 11 cups
Serving Size: serves 10 to 12
Sweet, spiced and heady, mulled wine is a fortifying beverage into wintertime one that always reminds me of the holidays and of companionship and cheer. Mulled wine is strong, simple to prepare and a delightful treat for holiday revelers that enter your home for a bit of joy come wintertime.
Ingredients
- 8 cardamom pods
- 8 black peppercorns
- 6 whole cloves
- 1 small nutmeg pod
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 teaspoon anise seeds
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 bottle red wine, such as Robert Mondavi Private Selection Pinot Noir
- 6 cups sweet apple cider
- 1 cup brandy
- 1 cup honey or whole, unrefined cane sugar
- 2 oranges
Instructions
- Cut a square of cheesecloth about 12 inches square. Arrange the spices in the center of the of the square, and tie it into a bundle with 100% cotton cooking twine. Place it in a nonreactive stock pot. Pour the wine, cider and brandy into the pot, and stir in the honey or sugar. Slice one orange in rounds, and drop it into the pot. Toss in the bay leaves.
- Warm over low heat at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to come together, taking care not to allow the wine to boil lest you cook out the alcohol. Slice the remaining orange into thing wedges. Ladle the mulled wine into mugs, slip a slice of orange into the mug, and serve warm.
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