This week, the Thinking Drinkers hail Harry Houdini's almost fatal attempt to escape from an urn full of fermenting Tetley's Beer, light a firework under several myths surrounding Guy Fawkes and big-up the famous Northampton massif with Three Hills brewery.

And as promised, here's our super duper mulled cider recipe. How do you like them apples?

Mulled cider

Ingredients

1½ litres of dry cider

100ml Calvados

400ml apple juice

80g dark brown sugar

2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half

4 whole cloves

zest 1 orange, pared into strips

1 tbsp allspice berries

Add cider, Calvados, apple juice and sugar to a saucepan, gently heat, then add the orange zest and spices, simmer on a low heat for 20 mins.

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