Mulled Wine

Name: Mulled Wine
Yield: Makes 9 cups (2.25 litres/3½ imp. pints)
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 2 litres (3¼ imp. pints) red wine; 155 mL (5 fl oz) brandy or Cognac); 155 mL (5 fl oz) brandy or Cognac); 3 lemon slices; 3 orange slices; ⅘ cup (200 g/6½ oz) white granulated sugar; 1 cup (250 mL/8 fl oz) water; 6 cloves; 2 tablespoons honey; 1 vanilla bean; 1 stick cinnamon

Preparation info

Makes
9 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fine Family Cooking

By Tony Bilson

Published 1994

About

A winter treat for those with cold feet, this supposedly also has aphrodisiac qualities. My experience tells me that this quality only seems to work on the young. In older generations, it induces sleep.

Ingredients

1 cup (250 mL/8 fl oz) water
⅘ cup

Oceania
Australia
Vegetarian
Drinks
Gluten-free

Method

Place the water, sugar and honey in a large saucepan and bring to the boil over a low heat. Add the cloves, cinnamon stick and vanilla bean and cook gently for 5 minutes. Add the citrus fruits, cook for another minute and then add the wine.

Heat until the liquid is hot to touch, add the brandy or Cognac, then ladle into warm mugs.