christmas cheer

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 10 whole cloves
• 8 cardamom pods, lightly crushed
• 8 whole allspice berries
• 2 whole star anise pods
• 1 (64 fluid ounce) bottle apple
• 16 fluid ounces cranberry juice cocktail
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 4 1/8 inch piece fresh ginger, cut into thin slices
• 10 fluid ounces bourbon
• 10 2-inch strips orange peel

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• tie cloves, cardamom pods, allspice berries, and star anise together in a cheesecloth sachet.
• combine apple , cranberry juice, and brown sugar together in a pot; bring to a simmer. add cinnamon sticks, ginger, and spice sachet to mixture and steep for 20 minutes.
• pour 1 fluid ounce bourbon into each mug and top off with spiced . rub the edge of each mug with orange peel and drop into the drink.