Ah yes, the time of year has come again for people to start drinking alcohol hot. An odd custom, but one of which I personally am an enormous fan.
What better to come home to on a cold winter’s night than a warm glass of mulled wine, or to turn up at the pub to be served a steaming mug of spiced cider. And here, lies the dilemma: which is the better warm booze treat. The red wine, sweet, unctious and fruity, or the sharp cider, clove-infused with a cinnamon stick to stir?
Personally, I’m a mulled wine fan – there’s something so traditional and wonderfully retro about it that I take enormous pleasure in. However, I must say that there definitely comes a point when a warm cider has to win. Especially when you’ve drunk too much wine the night before. And maybe, finally, this is why cider will take over. Because ultimately, wine is better drunk from the bottle, unadulterated, whilst cider is usually undrinkable without something to spice it up!
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Ooh but what about winter pimms?? I've recently found it - had recently at the Hoop and Toy who served it with a slice of apple and dash of cinnamon - winter magic.
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