Ginger Mulled Wine

Ingredients

• 175 ml dry red wine
• 25 ml port wine
• grated lemon zest
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 clove
• 1 crushed cardamom pod
• 1 star anise
• 1 piece ginger (≈1 cm)
• 80 g brown sugar (optional)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Heat the red wine, port wine, lemon zest, ¼ of the cinnamon stick and the other spices in a small pot (do not boil).

2. 2.

   Peel the ginger, slice it, add it to the pot. Sweeten to taste and let steep for 5 minutes.

3. 3.

   Place the cinnamon stick in a heat‑proof glass, strain the mulled wine through a fine sieve into the glass and serve hot.