Wine Mulled merry

Ingredients

1 bottle red wine

1 cup apple cider

1/4 cup orange juice

1/4 cup sugar

2 dried orange slices

2 cinnamon sticks

1 tbsp allspice

5 whole cloves

2 star anise

1/4 cup brandy

Directions

1. Add wine, cider, orange juice, and sugar to a large pot over medium heat. Stir to combine.

2. Add one orange slice, one cinnamon stick, allspice, cloves and star anise.

3. Bring to a boil and then simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Stir in the brandy.

4. Ladle into mugs and garnish with remaining orange slice and cinnamon stick.