Smoking Bishop is a cocktail and a type of mulled wine or punch that combines red wine, port, spices, and citrus fruit. The drink has a long history, and it was even referenced in the famous A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

It is made with roasted bitter oranges, preferably Seville oranges, red wine, port, sugar, and spices such as cloves, star anise, and cinnamon. The drink was especially popular during the Victorian era, but it probably originated before. The name is most likely a reference to a round serving bowl that resembled a bishop’s miter.

Variations of the drink include Smoking Cardinal, in which port is replaced with claret (a traditional term used for Bordeaux wines in Britain), or Smoking Pope, which is made with the addition of Champagne.