Hannah & I recently moved house (we're right on the orchard now - my morning commute is now down to 60 seconds) & we had a big housewarming party yesterday.  I made a lovely cider punch that went down really well with all the revellers, and lots of our guests were asking for the recipe, so I thought I'd share it on the website too!

There was nothing scientific about this, and the proportions are pretty much guesswork, but it turned out well - this is what I used:

(This quantity serves about 24 x 250ml glasses)

4 x 75cl bottles Marcle Ridge (dry still cider)
3 x 75cl bottles Russet & Bramley apple juice
Juice and pulp of an orange
Sugar (to taste - I used 4 ish table spoons)
6 cinnamon sticks broken into pieces.
Cloves (I used ground cloves 1tsp, but you could use whole cloves (probably need 8 - 12)
Star Anise or All Spice (I used All Spice - about 1tsp)
25cl Orange Liqueur

This was all put into a large pan and heated gently on the hob to warm through - If you wanted a mulled cider, serve it once warmed through, but don't let it boil.

I chilled ours over night and decanted into jugs the following morning, and served to guests on arrival.

For a special twist, pour a half glass of the punch, and top up with Ribston Lawn Sparkling Perry - truly delicious - like a spicy, cidery, bucks fizz!

Let me know what you think, or if you would like to share any good recipes for cider punch or mulled cider.

Cheers!

Simon.