Christmas Wine Cocktail

Ingredients

• 100 gms brown sugar
• 1 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 cloves
• 150 ml water
• 1 lemon
• 2 oranges
• 150 ml cointreau
• 750 ml bottle light red wine
• Twist of orange zest and a star anise, to serve

Method

• Put the sugar in a pan with the star anise, cinnamom stick, cloves and 150 ml water. Bring slowly to a boil. Sti to dissolve sugar. Simmer for two minutes then pour into a large jug and leave it to cool.
• Add the thinly sliced lemon and oranges tothe jug along with the Cointreau and red wine. Stir well, cover and chill for atleast two hours or overnight.
• Serve chilled or over ice with a twist of orange zest.