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Honey Mulled Wine

This red wine is sweetened with honey and spiced with cinnamon. It's an easy (and easy to love) winter warmer. Perfect around the campfire.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Drinks
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Bottle zinfandel, pinot noir, or other full-bodied robust red wine that you enjoy drinking
  • 3/4 cup Water
  • 3/4 cup Honey
  • 15 pcs Whole Black peppercorns
  • 1 pcs (3-inch) cinnamon stick, plus extra (optional) for serving
  • 1 pcs star anise (or a couple cardamom pods or allspice berries)
  • 1 Handful Thin peels of lemon zest for garnish

Instructions
 

Combine The Ingredients:

  • Combine the wine, water, honey, peppercorns, cinnamon stick, and any other spices you are using in a 2-quart saucepan.
    If you are unsure about the sweetness level, start with less honey and add more to taste.

Warm over medium-low heat:

  • until steamy and lightly simmering.

Serve:

  • Strain into glass mugs. Serve with a thin strip of lemon zest and a bit of cinnamon stick.

Notes

Make sure you use a wine that you like to drink! If it isn't good cold, it's not going to be any better hot.
Keyword around the campfire, mulled wine, spiced wine