Friendsgiving Punch Bowls

Anytime Mulled Wine

By Jacob Leyba, Spirits Specialist, IL

Ingredients: • 1 btl Austin Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles (750 ml) • 12 oz Chazalettes Vermouth Rosso • 3 oz Ten To One Dark Rum • 3 oz Bache Gabrielsen Tres Kors Cognac

• ½ c Demerara Sugar • ¼ c Raisins • 4 Whole Cardamom Pods • 8 Whole Cloves • 2 Cinnamon Sticks • 1 Star Anise • 4 Orange Swaths

Directions: 1. Add the wine, sweet vermouth, rum, and cognac to a large pot and heat it on the stove until it begins to steam (do not boil!). 2. Crack your cardamom pods and cinnamon sticks and them to the pot, along with the rest of the spices, orange swaths, and sugar. 3. Steep for 15 minutes taking care to not let the mixture boil. 4. Turn off the heat, and bring to room temperature before straining out the spices and orange swaths. 5. Reheat to serve, and garnish with a cinnamon stick.