Spiced Mulled Red Wine Recipe

spiced mulled red wine

The gloves are off (literally) as we sip on this warming, wondrous and perfect-for-the-holidays Spiced Mulled Wine.

SERVES: 4

ingredients

• 1 (750mL) bottle dry red wine, such as Cabernet or Merlot
• 8 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 orange, sliced
• 8 whole cloves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 star anise
• 4 cinnamon sticks, for garnish
• 1 sliced orange, for garnish

directions

1. In a large saucepan, combine red wine and brown sugar over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves.


2. Once sugar has dissolved, add 1 sliced orange, cloves, 2 cinnamon sticks and star anise. Simmer for 20 minutes, careful not to boil wine.


3. Strain wine through a mesh sieve and let cool slightly before serving, along with cinnamon sticks and orange slices.

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“I like best the wine drunk at the cost of others. ”

— Diogenes the Cynic

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