Drink of the week: Medieval Mulled Cider

Raquel Farrington
Mar 12, 2016
1 min read

This week we are taking it back a couple years to the medieval period, about AD 600. As many literature buffs know, this was a year for works centred around either overtly religious or highly secular beliefs. The prose was rich in metaphorical meaning and often extremely dense. Think poems like Beowulf or The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer.

Here at Lit, we understand that just like an aged cheese, some literature classics just taste better paired with good old-fashioned spirits. Cue a Lit Lounge favourite popularized in the Middle ages - a delicious in-house mulled cider.

Don’t have time to head down to the Lounge to pick up a copy of Turold’s The Song of Roland and get Lit(erary) with us? Not to worry, we’ve listed below the super simple at-home recipe.

Medieval Mull

In a medium-sized saucepot heat apple cider with some cinnamon sticks, allspice, cloves, orange slices, and lemon slices.
Bring to a boil over high heat.
Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer about 45 minutes.
Add rum and heat through but do not boil.
Pour into a heat-safe goblet and enjoy in your finest silver armour.