Hot Cider Punch

I love cider. Not that muck made from concentrate, but the proper, West Country stuff, from the likes of Julian Temperley at Burrow Hill (his Somerset cider brandy is also sublime, especially the Alchemy and 20-Year-Old stuff). I once judged the cider competition at The Royal Bath and West Show. The true pros helped me through over 300 ciders, ranging from liquid silage to apple-based bliss. Spitting out was a necessity. It was still a few weeks before I co