Sloe reflected on wine

Raise spirits with this turn on the boozy winter hotter you can swap the red wine and gin for cranberry squeeze as well

Ingredients

• 750ml bottle red wine
• 1 large cinnamon stick, or 2 small ones
• 2 star anise
• 4 cloves
• 2 strips lemon zest, pared using a vegetable peeler
• 4 tbsp caster sugar
• 100ml sloe gin (we used Gordon's)

Method

Put the red wine, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, lemon zest and sugar in a large pan. Cook on a low heat for 10 mins, then remove from the heat and cool, leaving to infuse for about 30 mins. To serve, heat without boiling, stir in the sloe gin and pour into mugs.

Source: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com

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