Cocktails — cherries

Does winter get any better than this?! A pot of mulled wine on the stove, orange rounds mingling with cinnamon and star anise, steam fogging up the kitchen window. We've swapped the usual sugar syrup for our Cherry & Pomegranate, so it comes out fruitier and subtly sweet, with pomegranate juice adding mouthwatering tartness. Ladle it into mugs, tuck a cinnamon stick in each one, and settle in for a cosy evening.  Ingredients (makes 4-6 cups) 1 bottle red wine 1 orange, sliced into rounds, plus more for serving 8 whole cloves 4 star anise pods 3 cinnamon sticks, plus...

It's quick, it's easy, it's boozy. It's our Cherry & Pomegranate Martini... Ingredients: 60ml gin/vodka 15ml dry vermouth 15ml Cherry & Pomegranate Syrup Ice Method: In a cocktail shaker, build the vodka/gin, vermouth, syrup and ice. Shake or stir, your call. Strain into a coupe or martini glass. Garnish with fresh or maraschino cherry.