Spiced Apple Cider

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Spiced Apple Cider
Reducing the cider intensifies its flavor, Rembold says, adding, "There's also the aromatherapy you get from simmering cider."

12 servings

Recipe by Sean Rembold

Photograph by Anders Overgaard

October 2012

Ingredients

• 1 gallon apple cider, preferably fresh (the darker the better)
• 1 tablespoon whole allspice
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 4 whole cloves
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
• Brandy, Calvados (apple brandy), or bourbon (optional)

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from bonappetit.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation

Combine cider, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon sticks in a large pot. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Bring spiced cider just to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook just below a simmer until flavors meld, about 1 hour.

Strain cider through a sieve into another pot or heatproof punch bowl; discard solids in sieve. Add brandy to taste, if using. Ladle hot spiced cider into cups.

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