Ingredients:

750ml red wine

1 large cinnamon stick

2 star anise

4 cloves

Lemon zest

4 tbsp caster sugar

Method:

1. Put the red wine, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, lemon zest and sugar in a large pan. Cook on a low heat for 10 mins.
2. Remove from the heat and cool, leaving to infuse for about 30 mins.
3. For a special seasonal addition, try stirring in 100ml of the island’s famous Tobermory Whisky or Whitetail Gin in the final step when warming your mulled wine.