Count's Claret

Ingredients

• 4 oz dry red wine
• 0.5 oz ruby port
• 0.5 oz fresh blood orange juice
• 0.25 oz simple syrup
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 whole cloves

Instructions

1. 1Gently warm the red wine, port, cinnamon stick, and cloves in a small saucepan over low heat.
2. 2Do not boil — heat until steam rises, about 5 minutes.
3. 3Remove from heat and add blood orange juice and simple syrup.
4. 4Strain into a red wine glass.
5. 5Serve in near darkness.