![]() ![]() The other mainstay of holiday libations, of course, is rich, frothy eggnog. The lid of either should be removed toward the end of mulling to spread the delicious aroma around your home, and clove-studded orange slices may be floated on top for a festive look. Wine can be mulled with similar ingredients, using a base of good red wine instead of cider a slow cooker is best for this so you don’t boil off the alcohol, and brandy can be added right to the pot. Applejack is simply apple brandy that has been “jacked” with neutral spirits Brown recommends Laird’s-the oldest distillery in America-which uses Virginia-grown apples at its distillery in North Garden. A splash of apple brandy or applejack in each mug in each serving will warm the cockles of your heart. ![]() Brown also recommended sinking 4 whole apples, baked with cinnamon and brown sugar, into the pot (or just add a tablespoon or two if brown sugar). All of these spices are added to a gallon of (good) cider, which is warmed slowly on the stove or in a slow cooker. To my simple assemblage of whole nutmegs, cinnamon sticks, and a tea infuser of whole allspice and cloves, Brown added a sliced-open-and-scraped vanilla bean, a 6” chunk of peeled fresh ginger, and a whole lemon rind spiral. Their “Twelfth Night Punch” is similar to my favorite holiday libation: wassail, or mulled cider, which I shared in our December 2014 issue. The class offered three historic recipes using apple cider and apple brandy, on which many colonial drinks were based. The insertion point of the ginger was conveniently located just below the tail.” Peppier, indeed! In other words, these drinks will really cock your tail! This vision has forever changed my appreciation of this word. discovered an 18th century reference to ginger’s being used as a stimulant to cock a horse’s tail and make them peppier. “Early bartenders and aristocratic drinkers often lived what was called the sporting life, betting on racehorses and billiards…. ![]() Although they offer various speculations as to the origin of this word, they assert that the most believable comes from author David Wondrich. In their book Spirits Sugar Water Bitters: How the Cocktail Conquered the World (2018), they explain that the word ‘cocktail’ first appeared in print in 1803, in the New Hampshire Farmer’s Cabinet newspaper. Mulled wine and hot buttered rum will warm you head to toe as you watch holiday movies by the fire!Īccording to Derek Brown and Robert Yule in their recent Zoom class, “History in a Glass,” presented as part of Monticello’s virtual Heritage Harvest Festival, the cocktail is a uniquely American invention that has spread around the world. Wassail and eggnog can be served with or without alcohol to include the children as we rally the holiday spirit and toast the end of a difficult year. But we can still enjoy traditional holiday libations on the porch or around the fire pit with family, close friends, or neighbors. We won’t be entertaining as usual this holiday season-no packed, festive holiday or New Year’s parties adorned with brimming punchbowls, cheese ball wreaths, or kisses stolen under the mistletoe. Mulled cider or spiced tea or mulled white wine with lemon, apples, cinnamon, anise, cloves. Hot drink for New Year, Christmas or autumn holidays. ![]()
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