Gluhwein (spiced wine/mulled wine) - Sasha

Recipe by Sasha

Ingredients:

750 ml red wine
2 big cinnamon sticks

2 mandarin/oranges (peeled)
3-4 star anise

10-12 cloves

75-100 ml berry juice
2 tbsp cane sugar 

agave syrup to sweeten (optional)

Steps:

1. Turn on the heat to medium high. 
2. In a large pot, add the wine, cinnamon sticks, mandarin, star anise, cloves and berry juice.
3. Add the cane sugar and continue to boil till it starts to bubble. Don't boil it for too long otherwise, it will taste bitter or the flavor of the spices gets too strong. 
4. Turn off the gas and move it away from the stovetop/heat.
5. ENJOY!