Mulled Red Wine

Name: Mulled Red Wine
Ingredients: 3 , cinnamon sticks (3 inches each); 10 , whole cloves; 10 , whole black peppercorns; 1 teaspoon, allspice berries (about 25); 2 bottles, red wine, medium- or full-bodied; 4 strips, orange zest removed with vegetable peeler, each strip about 2 inches long by 1/2 inch wide, cleaned of any white pith; 1/2 cup, granulated sugar; 2 tablespoons, granulated sugar; 2 - 4 tablespoons, brandy

Beverages
Holiday
Thanksgiving

Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2002

To bring mulled wine into balance, use a modest amount of sugar, toast the spices, and simmer (don't boil) for a full hour.

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SERVES 8 (about 1 1/2 quarts)

TIME 1¼ hours

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