Mulled Wine with Kirsch

Posted by Chris on April 17, 2008

Deliathecrone posted this recipe for Mulled Wine with Kirsch on Group Recipes. Doused with brandy, if this mulled wine recipe does not keep you warm from head to toe, then you just need to put some more clothes on. Wow, this looks delicious. I think I can smell it from here.

Ingredients

• 2 bottles light-bodied red wine
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• Zest of 1 orange
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 3 black peppercorns, crushed
• 2 cardamom pods, crushed
• One 3-inch cinnamon stick, crushed
• 1 clove, crushed
• 1/2 cup kirsch

Directions

1. In a large saucepan, combine the red wine with the sugar and the orange and lemon zests.
2. Put the spices in a tea ball and add to the saucepan.
3. Bring the wine to a very slow simmer over moderate heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
4. Remove from the heat, discard the tea ball and stir in the kirsch.
5. Ladle the spiced wine into heatproof glasses and serve at once.
6. MAKE AHEAD
7. The spiced wine can be kept overnight at room temperature.
8. Reheat before serving.

It is a bit labor-intensive for my tastes but I am sure it is worth it. Let us know what you think.

Enjoy!