When I was talking to Kryfka (who writes all the cocktail posts on this site; I don’t mix drinks myself, I prefer wine, and if I do have a cocktail it’s out at a bar, usually a “Long Island” to finish me off) about working together, she suggested a few ideas to get us started. This was the one I liked best. But judge for yourselves.
For long winter evenings. An interesting alternative to mulled wine.
At a glance:
Preparation time: 10 minutes,
Serves: 2
How many calories? I don’t know
Ingredients:
- A small bottle (330 ml) of dry cider (you can get it almost anywhere now: cider has finally made its way to Poland and they’ve even started producing it here)
- A shot (35 ml) of dark rum
- Maple syrup or brown sugar to taste (about 3 teaspoons)
- 1 orange, cut into half-moon slices (peel on)
- 1 apple, cut into nice wedges
- A piece of fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
- Cinnamon bark (2–3 sticks)
Method:
Put the ingredients in a saucepan and warm slowly over a low heat, stirring.
For a simpler version, you can replace the fresh ginger and cinnamon sticks with ground spices from a packet. You can leave out the fruit too, but I think that’s what gives the drink its character.
The drink in all its glory:
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