Mulled Wine

Zack Johnston 

Servings

4-6

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Cuisine

Wine

Category

Cocktails

Mulled Wine, a easy Holiday favorite. And it’s guaranteed to make your home smell absolutely amazing, and warm everyone up on a chilly winter night.


So grab a bottle of inexpensive wine (no need to spring for anything fancy) and let’s get to mulling!

Ingredients

  • 1 bottle of dry red wine

  • 1 orange, sliced into rounds

  • 8 whole cloves

  • 2-3 Extra Long Cinnamon sticks

  • 2 star anise

  • 2 - 4 tablespoons sugar, honey, or maple syrup to taste

  • 1/4 cup of brandy (or your favorite liqueur. 

Directions

  1. Combine ingredients.  Add wine, orange slices, cloves, cinnamon sticks, star anise, brandy, and sweetener in large sauce pan.

  2. Simmer -

    Cook the mulled wine on medium-high heat .  Do not let bubble - you don't want to boil off the alcohol.  Reduce to low and cover.  You can let the mulled wine simmer between 15mins to 3 hours. 

  3. Strain, remove, and discard the orange slices, cloves, cinnamon sticks, and star anise. 

  4. Serve warm and garnish with another cinnamon stick and a orange.

More Delicious Inspiration

Comments (0)

There are no comments for this article. Be the first one to leave a message!

Leave a comment

Please note: comments must be approved before they are published