1/2

vanilla bean, slit down the middle with the insides scooped out (or 1/4 ounce vanilla extract)

bourbon (plan on about 1 1/2 ounces per drink. i used jim beam)

4 cups

apple cider (or unfiltered apple juice, doctored up with warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice)

1/2 inches

Ginger

2

Lemon

1

Cinnamon stick

3

star anise (optional, but they’re pretty!)