For the Feast of Saint Nicholas!!

(Scale up in proportion. Make WAY more than you THINK you’ll need.)

2 bottles dry white – NOT expensive (decent Chardonnay, etc)
2 VERY healthy sloshes Cointreau or Grand Marnier – Orange Liqueur
Dark brown sugar (start with 1/3 cup)
Honey (to taste)
Star Anise
Cinnamon
Whole Cloves
Nutmeg
Ginger

Warm it up. Ladle it into heat-proof vessels.  I am personally using copper mugs (usually deployed in the summer for Mule drinks of all kinds – Moscow, London and Messico.)

See you at Mass tomorrow…