Christmas Eve Mull

Description

• Makes 16 servings

Ingredients

• 3¼ cups white wine
• 3¼ cups red wine
• 1¼ cups sweet red vermouth
• 1 tbsp Angostura bitters
• 6 orange peel
• 8 cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 8 cardamon pods, crushed
• 1 tbsp dark raisins
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 lemon, orange and apple sliced

Directions

1. Pour white wine and red wine into a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan.
2. Add vermouth, bitters, orange peel, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamon pods.
3. Heat wine mixture gently until very hot but do not boil.
4. Remove saucepan from heat, cover with a lid and cool.
5. Strain wine into a bowl.
6. Just before serving, return wine to a clean saucepan.
7. Add raisins and sugar.
8. Heat gently until sugar is dissolved and wine is hot enough to drink.
9. Add fruit slices and serve in heatproof mugs.