If, like me, you’re a whiskey snob, end­ing up with a bot­tle of bad (or even worse, blended) whiskey can be a prob­lem. I mull it! Being as it’s called a “warmer”, it is of course very alco­holic, and as it is called “Win­ter”, nat­u­rally I have only ever made this in July.

Ingre­di­ents

• 1 bot­tle barely-tolerable whiskey
• 4 litres orange juice
• 1 litre cran­berry juice
• mulling spices.  Lots.  Seri­ously, if they come in a box, use the whole damn box.

Method

• Put the whiskey and the juices in a large pan, and heat until barely simmering.
• Add the mulling spices.  Con­tinue barely-simmering for half an hour.
• Trans­fer to jugs, ther­mos flasks, etc.  If your mulling herbs were free-floating rather than in bags, strain the mix­ture to remove them at this stage.
• If desired, drink respon­si­bly.  Oth­er­wise, drink irresponsibly.