Eve's Addiction - a Warm Fall and Winter Cocktail

Submitted by KateL

"Entered for safe-keeping, by Maria del Mar Sacasa, found on Serious Eats."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon allspice berry
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon whole cloves
• 2 teaspoons whole coriander seeds
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 4 1⁄2 cups apple cider
• 1 large orange, rind and 1/4 cup juice
• 8 ounces Applejack
• 1 granny smith apple, peeled and cored and cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 1 clementines or 1 small orange, scrubbed and cut into 1/4-inch thick rounds
• 2 tablespoons dried cranberries

directions

1. Place allspice, peppercorns, cloves, coriander, and cinnamon in a medium saucepan.
2. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
3. Stir in apple cider, orange rind and juice, and applejack and bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
4. Reduce heat to lowest setting and allow cider to simmer for 15 minutes.
5. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl and discard solids.
6. Return cider to saucepan and add apple pieces, clementine slices and cranberries.
7. Simmer on medium-low heat until apples are fork tender but still retain their shape and cranberries are plump, about 10 minutes.
8. Serve hot.

Reviews

[MarraMamba]

Delicious, I will make this all winter but scaled it down a bit so i didn't get to tipsy :)