I've studied and
mulled over notebooks until I'm incapable of forming an opinion of anything.
"Agreed," said Robin presently, and the words were no sooner out of his mouth than the door opened and a serving-man entered bearing tray of
mulled wine.
Before the hunt, by old custom, the count had drunk a silver cupful of
mulled brandy, taken a snack, and washed it down with half a bottle of his favorite Bordeaux.
His arrival detained my landlady from returning to her rest; for she was just about to leave the other two guests to the care of Susan; but the friend of young Squire Allworthy was not to be so neglected, especially as he called for a pint of wine to be
mulled. She immediately obeyed, by putting the same quantity of perry to the fire; for this readily answered to the name of every kind of wine.
The hideous small boy, on the contrary, whenever he hits Durdles, blows a whistle of triumph through a jagged gap, convenient for the purpose, in the front of his mouth, where half his teeth are wanting; and whenever he misses him, yelps out '
Mulled agin!' and tries to atone for the failure by taking a more correct and vicious aim.
This was soon done, and he handed it over to Mr Codlin with that creamy froth upon the surface which is one of the happy circumstances attendant on
mulled malt.
I remember, too, when we had discovered and exhausted another topic of consolation in the circumstance of this ladies' cabin adjoining our state-room, and the consequently immense feasibility of sitting there at all times and seasons, and had fallen into a momentary silence, leaning our faces on our hands and looking at the fire, one of our party said, with the solemn air of a man who had made a discovery, 'What a relish
mulled claret will have down here!' which appeared to strike us all most forcibly; as though there were something spicy and high-flavoured in cabins, which essentially improved that composition, and rendered it quite incapable of perfection anywhere else.
He was none of your flippant young fellows, who would call for a tankard of
mulled ale, and make themselves as much at home as if they had ordered a hogshead of wine; none of your audacious young swaggerers, who would even penetrate into the bar--that solemn sanctuary--and, smiting old John upon the back, inquire if there was never a pretty girl in the house, and where he hid his little chambermaids, with a hundred other impertinences of that nature; none of your free-and-easy companions, who would scrape their boots upon the firedogs in the common room, and be not at all particular on the subject of spittoons; none of your unconscionable blades, requiring impossible chops, and taking unheard-of pickles for granted.
According to a report in an English daily, one of the recommendations being
mulled for the clearance of outstanding tax refunds is the issuance of bonds in a segmented manner.
Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without a drop of
mulled wine and if you fancy taking your love for the traditional festive tipple to the next level you can thanks to an unlikely source.
A POP-up bar dedicated to
mulled wine has opened inside Barton Arcade in the city centre - and they've got more than 20 flavours to choose from.
AS YOU relax with a glass of
mulled wine in front of the Christmas tree this winter, you might think the festive season is playing havoc with your regular, healthier food choices.