Mulled Wine

Mulled Wine

1 orange, peel and juice

A few slices of orange for decoration

1 lemon, peel

1 lime, peel

250 g caster sugar

Pinch of cloves

1 cinnamon stick

1 bay leaf

1 star anise

1 tsp ground nutmeg

2 bottles of red wine

A few shots of brandy

Place the sugar, orange juice, orange peel, lemon peel, lime peel, cloves, bay leaf, star anise and nutmeg in a pan over a low heat. Add a few glugs of red wine and gently simmer until the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil for a few minutes. This creates a base for the mulled wine that is full of flavour. Turn down the heat and add the rest of the wine along with the brandy. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Ladle into glasses.