Mulled Spiked Wine From Lolinda Recipe

• 1 lemon
• 12 ounces water
• 12 whole cloves
• 4 whole star anise pods
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 bottle dry red wine
• 18 ounces ruby port
• 4 ounces raw sugar
• 1 whole orange, quartered
• 8 ounces aged rum
• Garnish: 8 cinnamon sticks, 8 lemon wheels

1. Remove lemon peel using a vegetable peeler, trying to get as little of the white pith as possible. Quarter lemon and squeeze juice from 2 of the quarters into a glass or measuring cup to yield about 3/4 of an ounce. Reserve remaining quarters.
2. Bring water to a simmer. Add cloves, star anise, cinnamon sticks, and nutmeg to water to make an infusion. Reduce heat to a bare simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Add red wine, port, sugar, orange quarters, reserved lemon quarters, lemon juice, and lemon peel. Let simmer for another 10 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and strain out spices and citrus. Return to very low heat and keep warm.
4. Pour 1 ounce of rum into each serving mug, top with hot mulled wine. Garnish each glass with cinnamon slick and lemon wheel.

lemon, water, cloves, star anise pods, cinnamon sticks, freshly grated nutmeg, red wine, port, sugar, orange, aged, cinnamon

Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/12/winter-cocktails-lolinda-chris-lane-mulled-wine-with-rum.html (may not work)