The recipe doesn't require exact quantities, which can be varied to suit tastes, the occasion or numbers.

Ingredients
(Serves 60)
- 12 litres of red wine
- 1 bottle of vodka
- 1lb of white sugar
- Mixed peel of oranges and lemons
- Star anise, cinnamon sticks and any other spice you fancy


Method
- Tie spices in a bouquet garni. Avoid using ground spice as these tend to clog the drinking experience.
- Pop all the ingredients into a large pan and place on the edge of a stove for three to four hours. It should be allowed to mull, but not boil, as this burns too much alcohol.
- Allow it to reduce until it becomes a runny "cough mixture" consistency and serve in a handled glass. Latte glasses come in very handy for this.
- Sit back by the fire and enjoy

Recipe from Elliot Wilson, barman and resident chewer of the fat, the Star Inn, Harome, West Yorkshire