GR translation: mulled with the hammers of Hell

[Paul Mackin]

On 6/5/2012 4:57 AM, Mike Jing wrote:
> P193.27-35
> The Ballad Of Tantivy Mucker-Maffick
> Oh Italian gin is a mother’s curse,
> And the beer of France is septic,
> Drinking Bourbon in Spain is the lonely domain
> Of the saint and the epileptic.
> White lightning has fueled up many a hearse
> In the mountains where ridge-runners dwell—
> It’s a brew begot in a poison pot,
> And mulled with the hammers of Hell!
>
> What does "mull" mean here?  I found this:
>
> to heat, sweeten, and flavor with spices for drinking, as ale or wine.
>
> Is that it?
>

strongly seasoned to a degree comparable to the sound of hells bells, 
which are very loud???

P