Mulled Wine, Spotted Pig
4 bottle
A wine made from dark grape varieties that is allowed to stay in contact with the grape skins, pigments in the skin give the wine its color.
1 part
An orange colored citrus fruit. Many types of orange make an appearance in cocktails. The peel and juice are equally valuable to diverse cocktails.
0.5
A yellow citrus fruit. The peel is often used as a garnish while the juice incorporated into the drink for a tart flavor profile (citric acid).
3 oz
A brandy produced in the wine-region surrounding Cognac, France. Cognac must be twice distilled and aged for at least two years in French oak.
2 cup
Granulated sugar is a sucrose formed with glucose and fructose join by covalent bonding. Sugar is soluble in water, increasing the surface area (smaller grain size) or heating the water, dissolves sugar faster. Some cocktails use sugar directly but more use it indirectly in syrups/liqueurs.
1 part
A 'catch-all' ingredient used in certain cocktails that call for in-depth, specific, or otherwise uncommon spices that aren't available to add to Mixel. The user should specify whats in this mix in the cocktail recipe.
1 wheel
An orange colored citrus fruit. Many types of orange make an appearance in cocktails. The peel and juice are equally valuable to diverse cocktails.
Combine the wine, orange and lemon slices, and the spice mix in a large pot. Bring to a boil, stirring in the sugar until dissolved. Remove from the heat and add the cognac. Ladle into punch cups, garnish with an orange wheel. #batch #straight #hot
For the spice mix: 4 cinnamon sticks, 4 bay leaves, 1 vanilla bean (split and scraped out using both seed and pod), 1 tsp black peppercorns, 3/4 tsp allspice berries, 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes.
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