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Mulled Wine – Hot drink

Ingredients

One orange peel
5 oz Brandy
1 Bottle of Merlot wine
1 cinnamon stick
Cinnamon

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SERVES 4

1. In a saucepan, combine red wine, cinnamon, cloves, orange peel, and orange liqueur.

2. Put the saucepan over medium heat. Don’t bring to a boil.

3. Keep to low heat for 20 minutes to let the flavours infuse the red wine.

4. Pour into coffee mugs.

5. Garnish with half wheel of orange and a cinnamon stick.

In the cold dark winter months, Mulled Wine is a favourite treat in many old world countries. This traditional drink is called “Glögg” in Nordic nations and “Glühwein” in Germany. This Mulled Wine recipe is packed with berry and spices flavours. Additional spices that you could add to this recipe are: star anise and cloves. There are all sorts of red wines that would be suitable for mulling. Use a fruity red such as Merlot, Zinfandel, Shiraz, and for a lighter style drink use a Beaujolais or Zweigelt. This recipe gives 5 serving.

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