Mulling Syrup for Wine
Back to listIngredients:
- 250 g golden caster sugar
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 12 juniper berries
- 6 -9 whole cloves
- 3/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier
Steps:
- Put all the ingredients into a large pan with 900ml or 1 1/2 pints of water
- Heat the mixture very gently to dissolve the sugar slowly then boil for five minutes
- Leave to cool in the pan
- Sterilise a funnel by pouring boiling water over it then use to divide the mulling syrup among three sterilised bottles 300ml or 10 fl oz each
- Divide the cinnamon sticks and juniper berries among the bottles
- Seal and store for up to two months
- When ready to serve pour the syrup into a pan add three slices each of orange and lemon plus a bottle of medium red wine
- Warm through