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Unwholesomeness

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Maybe it’s a result of over-exposure to kids’ TV due to my own son, or pos­si­bly it’s due to the fact half the Blue Peter pre­sen­ters of my gen­er­a­tion spent their spare time with coke up their noses, but I can’t help but feel every­thing whole­some and good on tele­vi­sion is secretly not.

Now I can’t watch CBee­bies with­out think­ing that the pre­sen­ters spend their off hours in opium dens, drink­ing absinthe and writ­ing angsty poetry, or that after a show they all go back to the exec­u­tive producer’s dun­geon and have really weird sex.

I am bro­ken. =S

Winter Warmer

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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.