I added the brandy at the end of the 30 minutes, but not before reserving some of the mulled wine to test without it ... I think his recipe would work best for entertaining or special occasions.
Pour the red wine into a stainless steel saucepan. Add orange rind, lemon rind and juice, cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom pods, brandy and caster sugar. Bring just up to a boil, then remove from ...