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Mulled wine

The most important thing to remember when preparing Mulled Wine is to avoid boiling the wine, because it is meant to be an alcoholic drink. 
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Servings: 6 - 8 serves
Course: Drinks
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 750 ml red wine
  • 2 oranges washed and sliced into rounds
  • 6 cloves
  • 3 cinnamon sticks
  • 3 star anise
  • 60 ml honey
  • 120 ml brandy

Method
 

  1. Assemble your ingredients
  2. Retain half of the orange slices for final garnish (but not the end cuts)
  3. In a clean saucepan place the red wine, the other half of orange slices, honey and spices
  4. Gently heat the wine with an occasional stir for about 5 minutes until you notice a little steam coming off the surface
  5. Keep the wine below simmering point and definitely do not boil
  6. Take the wine off the heat and add the brandy
  7. Strain the mulled wine into serving cups and garnish with a fresh orange slice and a cinnamon stick if you have enough

Notes

You don’t have to limit yourself to the above spices and sweetener.
Experiment with vanilla, ginger, cardamom, bay leaf or nutmeg, plus you may prefer cider or brown sugar as an alternative sweetener.
Best presented in a clear glass cup.
If you use brown sugar a little more stirring may be required.
Store unused mulled wine in the fridge, strained and covered.
Reheat gently.