Christmas grog

Ingredients:

• 0.5 l of apple cider
• 60 ml dark rum
• 270 ml apple or ginger tea bag
• 45 gr. brown sugar
• 2 clementines
• 4 buds of cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick, plus 6 sticks for garnish
• 2 fresh bay leaves
• 2 cardamom fruits
• Cranberries for decoration

Preparation:

1. Pour the cider, rum, and herbal tea into a wide saucepan. Add the sugar and place the saucepan over low heat.
2. Cut the clementines in half and stick a clove into each half. Place the clementines in a saucepan. Break the cinnamon sticks in half. Add the cinnamon, bay leaf, and cardamom pods to the saucepan as well. Heat the mixture until almost boiling. Turn off the heat as soon as the liquid begins to simmer.
   
   To serve, pour the spiced cider into heatproof glasses with handles. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and cranberries.