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.