Editing Mulled wine (section)

===In contemporary culture===
[[File:British Mulled Wine and Cider.jpeg|thumb|upright|A British pub selling mulled wine and spiced (mulled) cider in December]]

In contemporary [[British culture]], there is no specific recipe for mulled wine and the spices involved in its recipe. It is commonly a combination of orange, lemon, [[cinnamon]], [[nutmeg]], [[fennel]] seed (or [[star anise]]), [[cloves]], [[cardamom]], and [[ginger]].<ref name="theguardian.com">{{cite news|last1=Cloake|first1=Felicity|title=How to make perfect mulled wine|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/dec/09/how-to-make-perfect-mulled-wine|newspaper=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited|accessdate=22 April 2016|date=2010-12-09|archive-date=2019-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602210049/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/dec/09/how-to-make-perfect-mulled-wine|url-status=live}}</ref> The spices may be combined and boiled in a sugar syrup before [[red wine]] is added, heated, and served. Variations include adding [[brandy]] or [[ginger wine]]. A tea bag of spices can be added to the wine, which is heated along with slices of orange as a convenient alternative to a full recipe. Mulled wine is often served in small (200&nbsp;ml) porcelain or glass mugs, sometimes with an orange slice garnish studded with cloves.

Mulled wine and ales infused with mulling spices are available in the UK in the winter months. [[Wassail]] punch is a warm mulled [[beer]] or [[cider]] drunk in winter in Victorian times.<ref>{{cite web|title=Activities: Make Your Your Own Victorian Wassail Punch|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/victorianchristmas/activity/wassail-punch.shtml|website=BBD|access-date=22 April 2016|archive-date=12 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412171524/http://www.bbc.co.uk/victorianchristmas/activity/wassail-punch.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>