Wassail Bowl

servings
16 or more
prep time
15 minutes
cook time
30 minutes
Fragrant mulled wine in a glass with slices of oranges and spices.

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Ingredients

  • 3 oranges
  • About 30 whole cloves
  • 3.7 liters (1 gallon) unfiltered apple cider
  • 1.8 liters (8 cups) cranberry juice
  • 198 grams (1 cup) sugar
  • 4 cinnamon sticks
  • 10-15 ml (2-3 teaspoons) Angostura bitters
  • 45 ml (3 tablespoons) whole allspice berries
  • 237 ml (1 cup) amber rum
  • 237 ml (1 cup) dark rum

Preparation

  1. Stud the oranges with the cloves. In a large heavy-bottomed pot mix together the cider, cranberry juice, sugar, oranges, cinnamon sticks, and allspice berries.

  2. Heat to a simmer. Stir until the sugar has dissolved and allow mixture to steep on the lowest heat for 1 1/2 hours.

  3. Add the rum just before serving. Strain into a heat-proof punch bowl and ladle into cups, or keep on the heat and serve as needed to just in-from-the-cold guests.

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