Mulled Wine

Ingredients:
Serves 10 (large servings)
Ingredients
2 x 75 cl bottles of red wine
1 orange studded with cloves
2 oranges, sliced
2 lemons, sliced
6 tbsp sugar
1 Cinnamon stick (5cm)
2 tbsb fresh or ground ginger
2 tablespoons spirit Cointreau, Grand Marnier or cherry brandy, sloe gin etc.

Glühwein (Germany)	Glögg (Scandinavia)	Negus (Great Britain)
Ingredients: 1 bottle good red wine ( 75 cl ) 200-250ml water 110g sugar 1 cinnamon stick 3-4 cloves The juice of 1 orange lemon peel Method In a saucepan mix the water, sugar, orange juice, spices and lemon peel all together bring to the boil and let it simmer very gently for 15-20 minutes strain the liquid, return to saucepan add the red wine and bring back to simmering point, making sure not to boil, or all the alcohol will evaporate	Ingredients: 2 cinnamon sticks 1 small piece candied ginger 1 tbsp orange zest 6 whole cloves 1 cup vodka 1 bottle dry red wine 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup slivered almonds 1/2 cup raisins Method In a large saucepan add all the ingredients and stir well. Heat over medium heat just until the wine begins to simmer. Remove from the heat. Do not allow the glögg to boil. Serve in mugs with a few almond slivers and raisins in each one	This drink was created by colonel Francis Negus in the early 1700s. Ingredients: 50 ml Port (2 fl oz) 25 ml Claret (1 fl oz) 25 ml Burgundy (1 fl oz) 1 Teaspoon Brandy 50 ml Water (2 fl oz) 1/2 Lemon, thinly sliced in rings small pinch Grated nutmeg 1 Heaped tsp Sugar Method Makes 1 glass Gently heat all the ingredients in a small saucepan. Strain into a heat-proof goblet when hot.
Wassail (Mulled Cider or Ale)	Another Mulled Wine Recipe	Mulled Ale
Ingredients: 4 litres apple cider, 2 litres cranberry juice, 1 tablespoon aromatic bitters, 4 cinnamon sticks, 1 tablespoon white allspice, 2 oranges, studded with cloves, 450ml rum. Method Combine the ingredients and heat gently. Serve warm.	Ingredients: Serves 10 (large servings) Ingredients 2 x 75 cl bottles of red wine 1 orange studded with cloves 2 oranges, sliced 2 lemons, sliced 6 tbsp sugar 1 Cinnamon stick (5cm) 2 tbsb fresh or ground ginger 2 tablespoons spirit Cointreau, Grand Marnier or cherry brandy, sloe gin etc. Method Put all the ingredients in a saucepan with 1.5 litres water then heat to simmering point, stirring until all the sugar has dissolved. Keep it just simmering for 20 minutes. Do not boil or all the alcohol will evaporate!!	Ingredients: 1.14lt (2 pints) Ale 1 glass Brandy or Rum 1 tbsp Sugar Pinch Ground Cloves Pinch Ground Nutmeg Pinch Ground Ginger Method Place all of the ingredients except brandy (or rum) into saucepan, heat but do not allow to boil. Add brandy and more sugar and flavouring if necessary, serve at once.
And Finally........ Cremat Not really a Christmas drink, but it'll warm your cockles! Ingredients: 1 L dark rum (cheap!) 50 g sugar 1 fresh cinnamon stick 2 tbsp whole coffee beans 1/2 lemon peel Method: Add all ingredients to a terracotta pot (or something heat resistant). On the side, heat up some rum on the stove. Once the rum is hot, light it and slowly pour it into the terracotta pot. Stir the beverage slowly until 2/3 of the liquid remains, then serve. Serves 8 people. Serve: Small Coffee Mug MERRY CHRISTMAS