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Spiced Red Wine and Coke
This easy cocktail is budget booze's highest calling. Cheap wine gets a makeover thanks to lemon, lots of ginger, and the caramelly complexity of cola.
👥 8 Servings👤 Shilpa Uskokovic📖 epicurious
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Combine 2 large lemons, sliced, two 3" pieces ginger, peeled, thinly sliced, six 2"-long cinnamon sticks, 6 cardamom pods, lightly crushed, ¼ tsp. kosher salt, and two 750-ml bottles dry red wine in a medium pot, cover, and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook, still covered, adjusting heat as needed to maintain a gentle simmer, ⏱️ 10 minutes.
large lemons, sliced23" pieces ginger, peeled, thinly sliced22"-long cinnamon sticks6cardamom pods, lightly crushed6750-ml bottles dry red wine2
2
Pour wine mixture into a large bowl; cover and chill until very cold, at least ⏱️ 2 hours and up to 2 days.
3
Just before serving, strain wine mixture into a large pitcher; discard solids. Pour into tall ice-filled glasses, filling about halfway. Pour in four–six 12-oz. cans chilled Coca-Cola to fill the rest of the way; garnish with lemon wedges.
Lemon wedges (for serving)
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