Slow Cooker Hard Cider

Ingredients

• 3 quarts natural apple cider
• One 2-inch piece ginger
• peeled
• Two 3-inch cinnamon sticks
• 2 teaspoons whole cloves
• 2 teaspoons whole allspice
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• lightly packed
• 1 orange
• sliced
• 1 1/2 cups gin

Instructions

1. Special Equipment: cheesecloth
2. Pour the apple cider into a slow cooker.
3. Tie the ginger, cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice and black peppercorns into a cheesecloth to make a sachet.
4. Add the sachet, brown sugar and orange slices to the slow cooker.
5. Set the slow cooker on high for 1 hour then reduce to low and continue cooking for another 4 hours.
6. Add the gin just before serving.
7. Serve in mugs.