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hippocras

noun/ˈhɪpəkræs/

a spiced wine commonly sweetened and flavored with herbs and spices

At the medieval feast, the guests were served warm hippocras, filled with the rich flavors of cinnamon and cloves.

spiced winemulled wineherbed wine
word origin — Middle English 'hippocras', from Latin 'hippocrāsus', named after Hippocrates, referring to a wine medicinally prepared with spices