Cold Camping Beverage: Backpacking friendly Mulled Wine
The leaves start changing color, the air get just a little crispier at night, and when the chill penetrates into your thin jacket a little deeper, you know it’s fall —it’s finally puffy time.
Just like how the pumpkin spice latte (PSL) is what coffee is for the fall season, mulled wine is what camping is for the fall season. It’s the PSL of chilly camping beverages.
And, let’s be real, PSLs are freaking delicious.
A hot drink, a good bit of alcohol, and a few seasonal spices can never be a wrong thing.
INGREDIENTS:
Serves 2
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
0.8L, or 3 1/2 cups of red wine
3 tablespoons of sugar
3 cloves of star anise
2 cinnamon sticks
3 stripes of orange peel
1/2 an orange squeezed
DIRECTIONS:
Bring the 0.8L of red wine, 3 tablespoons of sugar, 3 cloves of star anise, 2 cinnamon sticks, orange peel, and 1/2 an orange juiced squeezed to a boil. Don’t put the heat on too hight, or the contents will boil over. A gentle simmer is perfect.
Once boiled, bring the heat down to low flame. Simmer for 10 minutes to let the spices do it’s mingle magic with the wine.
Serve into cups and enjoy!
Ordering a chai at a coffee shop usually amounts to about $5 of disappointment. They’re normally 98% milk with just barely a dash of spiced tea flavor. It’s actually very rare to order a chai that is actually a dark, robust, a punch of masala spices, milky, and sweet. Even actual Indian restaurants are just okay tea affairs. I’ve resorted to making chai’s at home thanks to Shruthi….