Glögg, Swedish mulled wine.
Traditional Swedish glögg or mulled wine is a hot and sweet wine drink that taste Christmas and warms a frozen spirit.
Ingredients
- 1 bottle red wine
- 9 cloves
- 2 cinnamon stick
- 1 small piece fresh ginger
- 2 star anise
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom seeds
- 1/2 orange only use the outer peel.
- 5 tablespoon muscovado sugar
- 1 1/2 oz vodka, cognac or whisky Optional
Instructions
- Combine wine and the spices except for the sugar in a pot. Heat it up to 170ºF / 80ºC and remove the pot from the stove. Place a lid on the pot and let wine and spices steep for 24 hours.
- Remove the spices by pouring the wine through a strainer. Add sugar and liquor and heat it up gently. Don't let it boil.
- Serve in small glasses with raisins and flaked or minced almonds.
Notes
If you are in a hurry, you can just heat wine and spices and let it simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Don't let it boil, or the alcohol will burn off. Add sugar and liquor just before serving.
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