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title: Mulled Wine
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# Mulled Wine

## Ingredients

* **1 750ml bottle** dry red or white wine
* **1⁄4 cup** brandy, orange liqueur, or tawny port
* **1** orange, peeled and sliced into rounds
* **8** whole cloves
* **2** cinnamon sticks
* **2** star anise
* **2 tbsp.** honey or maple syrup, plus more to taste

## Instructions

1. Add **wine**, **brandy**, **orange slices**, and **spices**.
  and 2 tbsp. **honey** to a large saucepan.
  Stir briefly to combine.

2. Cook on medium-high heat until barely simmering, stopping before the wine begins to bubble.
  Reduce heat to low, cover, and let simmer for at least 15 minutes or up to 3 hours.

3. Using a fine mesh strainer, remove and discard the orange slices and spices.
  Add more **honey** to taste.

4. Serve warm in mugs. Garnish with extra orange slices and spices.

## Notes

* Avoid using expensive wines for this recipe.
  Their subtleties will be overwhelmed by the aromatics.
  A mid-range bottle (or box) will do.
  Look for Zinfandel, Merlot, Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, or Syrah.

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## Chef's Notes

There's no classier way to drink
as far as I'm concerned.

Reading on the couch
while sipping from a steaming mug of this stuff
makes me nostalgic for experiences I've never had.

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