How to Make Christmas Glögg (hot mulled wine)

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Excited about the on-coming Christmas and its delicious treats and recipes? Glögg is the perfect cold weather beverage; the hot mulled wine is made with aromatic spices that bring warmth into your soul. The season’s greatest holiday will bring you joy and the atmosphere will be fabulous if you treat your guests with a cup of glögg. Here is the recipe of the tasty season's beverage.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

one or two bottles of red wine (as preferred)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 and 1/2 cup sugar
1 dozen cloves
1 cup raisins
2 dozens almonds
1 teaspoon nutmeg
orange peel
a touch of brandy

Step1

Pour the red wine in a stainless steel pot.

Step2

Add the sugar, cinnamon, cloves, raisins, nutmeg, almonds and orange peel, stirring until all the ingredients are mixed together and the sugar is diluted.

Step3

Warm gently, stirring occasionally, but do not boil, otherwise the alcohol will evaporate. Add a touch of brandy for a greater aroma and garnish it with more orange peel or cinnamon. The glögg is ready!

Step4

Pour it in seasonal Christmas cups or mugs and make sure there are spices in every cup, they will keep the aroma longer while you are seeping the tasty drink. Be sure that the glögg it is served steaming hot.

Step5

Enjoy it with your friends after a great day of skiing or skating, with your guests on Christmas Eve or after you spent some time outside, looking for the perfect Christmas Tree.

Tips & Warnings

You can age the glögg by straining it and putting it in a glass bottle. Keep it in a cool place. Warm it before you serve it!
You can offer a cup of hot mulled wine as treat to the caroling singers. It will warm them immediately, but be sure they are not under 21 though.
Glögg match perfectly with ginger bread. So, arrange some pieces on a little plate, accompanying the hot mulled wine.
Don’t use aluminum or copper pots because the metal interacts with the wine and gives it a metallic taste!
Although the glögg is a sweet, spicy drink, it contains alcohol. So, be aware how many cups you enjoy and give your car keys to someone else.
Glögg is not a beverage for children and teenagers under 21!

Comments

Amelie said

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on 12/8/2007 I believe you could use rum instead of red wine, but you’ll no longer obtain the glögg. And I’m not sure the spices would match the rum, but there’s only one way to find out. If you are allergic to sulfite, you can always buy organic red wine, which is sulfite free. You may find it at your local organic stores. In this way you’ll enjoy my special seasonal recipe.

Amelie said

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on 12/8/2007 I believe you could use rum instead of red wine, but you’ll no longer obtain the glögg. And I’m not sure the spices would match the rum, but there’s only one way to find out  If you are allergic to sulfite, you can always buy organic red wine, which is sulfite free. You may find it at your local organic stores. In this way you’ll enjoy my special seasonal recipe.

Ceile said

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on 12/8/2007 Could I use rum rather than red wine, do you think? (I'm allergic to the sulphides in wine). I do love my hot buttered rum on the first snow of the season....and your recipe sounds so delicious!

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