Four unconventional party-starters: a mulled negroni, an ‘apple pie’ mixer, a brew of dessert wine, brandy, grapefruit and maraschino, and a bafflingly good milk-and-rum punch
A tureen of mulled wine will fill a gathering with the most wonderful Christmas smells; sadly, however, the combination of bargain-basement Château de Migraine plus sugar also tends to bring about the worst Christmas hangovers. The mulled negroni, on the other hand, is a cut above on both counts. The negroni (gin, Italian vermouth, Campari) is a strong cocktail that becomes a little too heady when it’s warmed, but you can tame it by diluting it with a similarly coloured herbal tea. I find Pukka’s Elderberry & Echinacea does the job well, but a hibiscus, rose, cranberry or similar tea would also work fine. A small squirt of citrus at the end helps to round out the flavours.
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