Mulled Madeira Recipe

Ingredients

  • 4 cups madeira
    6 tbsp honey
    2 tbsp lemon juice
    8 strips oranges peel
    6 whole cloves
    1/2 cinnamon stick
    1/2 cup Cointreau orange liqueur

Combine madeira, honey, juice, peel, cloves and cinnamon in a large saucepan and bring almost to simmer over medium heat. Reduce heat and cook for 10 minutes (do not simmer). Add cointreau and stir until hot. Serve warm in heat proof glasses or mugs, leaving peel and spices in pan.

Claret Punch Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 cups lemon juice
    1 cup superfine sugar
    2.25 liters (3 bottles) claret
    12 oz brandy
    4 oz apricot brandy
    4 oz bourbon whiskey
    8 oz Cointreau orange liqueur
    1 qt club soda
    2 cups cold tea
    3 sliced oranges

Stir the lemon juice and sugar togeher in a large punch bowl until the sugar is dissolved. Add the claret, brandy, apricot brandy, bourbon whiskey, Cointreau, club soda and cold tea. Stir well. Add one large block of ice, then add orange slices. Makes 30 (6-ounce) punch cups.