A Comforting Hot Spiced Wine Recipe for the Holidays!
This easy recipe for Mulled Wine is the perfect big batch cocktail for holiday parties, spiked with Triple Sec and spiced with cinnamon, star anise, and cloves.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 150kcal
Ingredients
- 1 bottle fruity red wine
- 1 orange sliced
- 10 whole cloves
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 star anise
- 2 tbsp Triple Sec
- 1 1/2 tbsp maple syrup to taste
Instructions
- In a very large saucepan or casserole dish, stir together all the ingredients except for the Triple Sec and the sweetener.
- Over a medium high heat, warm the wine so it is just simmering (only just starting to have tiny bubbles) before reducing the heat to low. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add the Triple Sec, then add the maple syrup to sweeten to taste.
- Strain with a fine mesh strainer if you don't want to ladle the spiced wine straight into the glass.
- Serve in heatproof glasses with your favorite garnishes (see below!)
Notes
Additional Garnishes
If you're serving this Mulled Christmas Wine straight out of the pot you can just ladle some of the infusing spices into each glass. But if you're straining it here are some garnish ideas:
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- More orange or lemon slices
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- Orange peel twists
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- Cinnamon sticks
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- Whole Cloves
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- Fresh cranberries
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- Fresh Rosemary sprigs
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- Change up the spirits - Triple Sec is lovely here as it ups the festive citrus flavor of the spiced wine but brandy is the more traditional addition that makes it more warming and gives it quite a kick! Grand Marnier and cherry brandy also work well. The Polish sometimes add a shot of vodka to their spiced wine.
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- Add orange juice - if you want to lower the amount of alcohol fresh bottled orange juice is a lovely addition.
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- Add ginger - coins of fresh ginger can be infused in the wine or 1/8 tsp of ground ginger for a warming kick.
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- If you're scaling the recipe up for a party, instead of slicing the orange quarter it and using a skewer stud the skin with little holes and push the cloves into the holes. That way you don't need to strain the mixture before serving: the orange will keep the cloves in place.
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- If you're serving this spiced wine throughout an evening, keep it on a low heat just below a simmer: you don't want to let it boil as the spices will become too strong and the alcohol in the wine and Triple Sec will cook away!
Nutrition
Serving: 1drink | Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.05g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 224mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 57IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg
