Christmas markets are now everywhere around the city and they usually have at least one stand selling mulled wine. The lovely smell of spices always draws me in, but I prefer to make it at home since it’s so easy to make and you can adjust it to your liking. This time I added a shot of gin per serving to kick it up a notch. A good way to keep warm if you ask me.
This recipe makes 5 servings.
Ingredients:
75cl of red wine
2 cups of apple-elderberry juice
2 star anise
3 cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
1 orange, thinly sliced
1/3 cup of sugar
Juice of 1 mandarin
Juice of ½ a grapefruit
5 shots of Hendrick’s Gin
Extras for serving:
Cinnamon sticks
Star anise
Candied orange slices
Place all of the ingredients except for the gin in a medium saucepan. Let it simmer for 10 minutes. Then divide it among 5 glasses and pour a shot of gin into each one. You can decorate each glass with a cinnamon stick, a star anise and a candied orange slice.
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