Warming the spirit

Two wine and whisky recipes to add a zing to those cold evenings:

Red mulled wine

TabulaBeach Cafe, New Delhi

Ingredients:

• Red wine 150 ml

• Orange 1 or 2 slice

• Cardamom 4 to 5

• Star Anise 1

• Cinnamon stick 1

• Cloves 5 to 6

• Rosemary 2 sprigs

• Orange Juice 30 m

Method

Tie up orange slices, cardamom, star anise, cinnamon stick, cloves, rosemary sprigs in a cotton cloth and boil with orange juice for five minutes. Let the cloth cool down and leave in the wine for a day to infuse in the flavours of the aromatics. Serve hot in a wine glass, garnished with rosemary and orange. L

Spiced apple toddy

Hemant Mundkur

Brand Ambassador, United Spirits

Ingredients:

• Black Dog Triple Gold Reserve 45 ml

• Warm Earl Grey Tea 120 ml

• Spiced Apple syrup* 20 ml

• Fresh lemon juice 20 ml

• Lemon peel studded with cloves (for the garnish)

• For the spiced apple syrup

• Sugar 500 gms

• Apple juice 300 ml

• Water 100 ml

• Red apple, chopped 1

• Cloves 10

• Star anise 2

• Glassware

• Pre-warmed cup

Method

Spiced apple syrup

In a pan, on a slow flame, add all ingredients together and allow to simmer for about 15 minutes; while stirring.  Syrup can be refrigerated after it has cooled down.

The toddy

A festive twist on the classic hot toddy with a combination of Black Dog Triple Gold Reserve, warm earl grey tea, a special spiced apple syrup and fresh citrus.