Mulled Wine
Call us old fashioned, but we just don’t think it’s Christmas until at least one glass of mulled wine has been enjoyed. Easily scaled up or down, this recipe marks the start of the festive season for us and looks beautiful served in one of our double walled glasses.
Ingredients
- 2 clementines
- 1 lemon
- 1 lime
- 2 bottles Chianti
- 250 ml water
- 100 g caster sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 star anise
- 8 whole cloves
Instructions
- Peel the clementines, lemon and lime and set aside
- Add the sugar, water, peels, cinnamon sticks, nutmeg and cloves to the pan and top with red wine until covered
- Place over a medium heat and simmer until the sugar has dissolved
- Add the juice from the clementines and bring to the boil for 5 minutes to create a syrup
- Turn the heat down low and add the rest of the wine and the star anise
- Simmer for 5-10 minutes
- Remove from the heat and using a slotted spoon, remove the peel, cinnamon sticks, cloves and star anise
- Serve into heatproof glasses