Mulled Wine

Name: Mulled Wine
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 bottle red wine; 1 orange, sliced; 1 lemon, sliced optional; 4 cinnamon sticks; 8 cloves; 4 star anise; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 3 tbsp brown sugar or honey; 100ml brandy, optional

A warming British Christmas mulled wine spiced with cinnamon and cloves. Heating the wine gently and never letting it boil keeps its flavour and warmth intact instead of cooking off the alcohol and turning it bitter.

Total time

30 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

British

vegetarianvegan

Ingredients

1 bottlered wine

1orange, sliced

1 lemon, slicedoptional

4cinnamon sticks

8cloves

4star anise

1 tspvanilla extract

3 tbspbrown sugar or honey

100mlbrandy, optional

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan.

Heat gently over medium-low heat — do not boil.

Simmer 20-30 minutes.

Taste and adjust sweetness.

Ladle into heatproof mugs. Serve immediately.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

213

Protein

6.4g

Fat

8.5g

Carbs

44.4g

Fiber

19.9g

Sodium

115mg

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