MULLED CIDER WITH CALVADOS

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Categories     Fruit Juice     Alcoholic     Cocktail Party     Apple     Fall     Winter     Cinnamon     Clove     Calvados     Nutmeg     Gourmet

Yield Makes about 4 cups, serving 4 to 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups apple cider
2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
3 whole allspice berries
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
4 whole cloves
Two 3-inch cinnamon sticks, broken into pieces
1/2 Granny Smith or other tart apple, cored and sliced thin
1/2 cup Calvados, or to taste

Steps:

  • In a saucepan stir together the cider, the brown sugar, the allspice, the nutmeg, the cloves, the cinnamon pieces, and the apple, simmer the mixture, covered, for 10 minutes, and stir in the Calvados. Heat the mixture over moderate heat until it is hot and discard the allspice, the cloves, and the cinnamon. Divide the mulled cider among heated mugs and garnish each drink with a few of the apple slices.

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