Welcome to day eight of The Twelve Boozy Days of Christmas!
Did you think I would run this little event and forget about mulled wine? Don’t worry. I got your back. I decided to try Alton Brown’s recipe. Can you go wrong with AB? I swear that man is a genius. It was delicious. Warm, spicy and perfect for these cold nights we have been having.
I also wanted to share a picture with you 
The first time I had mulled wine was in Germany. Here is a picture of me enjoying this delicious drink. I also had an awesome piece of Linzertorte….mmmm….now I want to go back….
Mulled Wine:
6 whole allspice berries
1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
2 whole star anise
3 cinnamon sticks
1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, sliced
3 large strips orange zest
3 large strips lemon zest
2 (750-ml) bottles red wine
3/4 cup honey
In the basket of a coffee percolator place the allspice berries, peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon sticks, ginger and citrus zest. Pour the wine and honey into the percolator. Attach basket, cover and let percolate for 1 to 2 hours. Serve hot.
I do not own a coffee percolator so I just warmed the wine and spices on the stove top. Do not boil.
Source: Alton Brown
this picture of you is so warm and soothing I wish it was a hallmark card I could hang on my fridge – you look so beautiful!
Wonderful…I love mulled cider…and AB
And I agree w/ Christo…you look very beautiful in that photo 
Every year at our annual Christmas party, the head of the MD/PhD program makes his infamous mulled wine and it’s delicious! Need to try to recreate it at home!
I’ve never made my own mulled wine. It’s so pretty and festive! Your photo is lovely as well!
That’s a great picture of you! I want some of your wine right now! We didn’t end up drinking ours… this weekend maybe we’ll try again.
The picture IS adorable! Mulled wine and a linzer torte – the good things in life!
A delicious and warming drink! What a great picture of you enjoying the drink!
Mulled wine always makes me think of It’s a Wonderful Life – one of my favorite Christmas movies. And come to think of it, not sure I’ve ever tried it – I may have to make a batch this year!