This is a good ENAB (Equally Attractive Alcoholic Beverage) for winter parties.  Not to say you could not add rum or bourbon.

Ingredients:

• 2 qts unpasteurized apple cider
• 1 3 inch cinnamon stick
• 10 whole cloves
• 1 navel orange, peeled and sliced crosswise
• 1 2 inch piece of peeled fresh ginger, cut into 6 slices

Directions:

1. Combine cider, cinnamon, cloves, orange and ginger in sauce pan.
2. Simmer for 20 minutes.
3. Strain through fine sieve into a heat proof pitcher, crock pot, or metal punch bowl.
4. Serve warm.

Serves: 15 punch cups

Source: Epicurious, Gourmet, October 1991