Red-Wine Punch
- Total Time
- About 20 minutes, plus refrigeration
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Ingredients
Yield:Six cups
- 2sticks cinnamon, crushed into pieces
- 24cloves
- Skin of 2 limes, cut into about 20 strips
- 3cups water
- ½cup good-quality honey (I use chestnut tree honey)
- 1bottle robust, fruity red wine (Beaujolais, Spanish Sangre de Toro, zinfandel or Cotes du Rhone)
- Small wedges of lime, for garnish
Preparation
- Step 1
Place the crushed cinnamon, cloves and lime-skin strips in a saucepan with the 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and boil gently for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to steep for 10 minutes. Strain. (You should have about 2½ cups.) While still hot, stir in the honey.
- Step 2
Combine the lukewarm syrup with the red wine and transfer the mixture to wine bottles or large glass jars. Refrigerate and serve over ice with a small wedge of lime per serving.
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