Spiced wine punch

Start your celebrations with this refreshing and sweetly spiced cocktail.

Recipe «Spiced wine punch» presented in category Recipes / Coctails, to prepare this dish you will need no more 5 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1/2 firmly packed cup brown sugar, 1 star anise, 1 cinnamon quill, 4 cloves, Pared rind of 1 lemon and 1 orange , 150ml Cointreau, 3 cups fruity red wine, Dried or fresh orange slices, to garnish , Crushed ice, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 firmly packed cup brown sugar 
• 1 star anise 
• 1 cinnamon quill 
• 4 cloves 
• Pared rind of 1 lemon and 1 orange 
• 150ml Cointreau 
• 3 cups fruity red wine 
• Dried or fresh orange slices, to garnish 
• Crushed ice, to serve 

Instructions

1. Stir the brown sugar, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, citrus rind and 1/2 cup (125ml) water in a pan over low heat to dissolve sugar. Increase heat and bring to the boil, then simmer over medium-low heat for 2 minutes until syrupy. Cool. (You can make the syrup up to 3 days ahead, then refrigerate.)
2. Strain the syrup, discarding solids, then stir in the Cointreau and red wine. Chill for at least 2 hours. Serve in a punch bowl with plenty of crushed ice, garnished with orange slices.