Hot Mead
A warming alcoholic beverage made with honey, vodka, and aromatic spices including cinnamon, cloves, and vanilla. This spiced mead is served hot and makes for a perfect winter cocktail.
4 servings
40 min
Ingredients
- •½ cup honey
- •1 cup water
- •3 whole cloves
- •6 whole cinnamon sticks
- •1 whole vanilla bean pod
- •1 strip orange rind
- •¼ tsp nutmeg
- •16 oz vodka
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
In a medium saucepan, bring the honey and water to a boil, skimming any foam from the surface. Add the cloves, cinnamon sticks, vanilla bean pod, and orange rind, return to a boil, and remove from the heat. Let sit for 1 or 2 minutes, then bring to a boil again. Remove from the heat, cover, and set aside for at least 30 minutes to steep. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer or a regular strainer lined with a coffee filter or cheesecloth, and again bring to a boil. Pour in the vodka. Stir well and serve piping hot.
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