Mulled Wine Recipe

Swedish Mulled Wine

admin — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:47:27 +0000

Ingredients

1 bottle of red table wine
50 ml - 100 ml (1/4 - 1/2 cup) vodka (optional)
5-20 cloves
1 rounded tsp. cardamom seeds
2 to 4 cinnamon sticks
1 or 2 pieces of ginger
Zest of half a lemon
125 to 250 ml (1/2 to 1 cup) sugar
1 rounded tsp. vanilla sugar

Method

Crush the cinnamon and cardamom. Peel the lemon. Put all the spices and peel into a glass jar with the vodka.
Cover. Leave overnight. Strain the vodka, discard the spices.
Mix the spiced vodka with the wine and sugar.
Heat all the ingredients in a large saucepan until steaming hot. Do not boil! Stir and taste.
If not sweet enough, add more sugar. If too sweet, add more wine.

Victorian Mulled Wine

admin — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:43:04 +0000

1 bottle Sparkling Wine
140ml (1⁄4 pint) Blackcurrant Syrup
3 large Oranges
9 Cloves
1 Cinnamon Stick
1⁄2 tsp Ground Mace
1⁄2 tsp Ground Ginger
Vodka or Gin to taste (optional)
285ml (1⁄2 pint) Fruit Juice (optional)
Sugar to taste

Preheat oven to 180°C: 350°F: Gas 4.
Stick 3 cloves in each orange and place the whole oranges in a deep ovenproof dish, bake for around 20 minutes.
Slice the oranges into a bowl.
Heat the wine, but do not allow to boil, (adding the fruit juice if using) with the cinnamon, mace and ginger.
Add the blackcurrant syrup and the oranges and cloves and continue heating.
Sweeten to taste, then add the vodka or gin.
Serve immediately.

Victorian Mulled Wine for the Kids

admin — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:32:59 +0000

In Victorian England, children were served small glasses of wine at the dinner table, and had it in punch at their parties. Here is a recipe for Negus - a Victorian mulled wine - intended for a child’s birthday party. It’s from Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management from 1861.

1 pint port wine
1 quart water
1/4 lb sugar
1 lemon
grated nutmeg to taste

Clove and Nutmeg Mulled Wine

admin — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:02:05 +0000

3 bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon
1 cup orange juice
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp powdered clove
2 Tbsp whole cloves
1 Tbsp honey
2 Tbsp brown sugar

Mulled Wine Recipe from 1660

admin — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 11:28:24 +0000

In medieval times, mulled wines were calledYpocras or Hipocris, named after the physician Hippocrates. This recipe is from The Accomplisht Cook, written in 1660 by Robert May. The recipe is for Ipocras with Red Wine.

1 gallon wine
3oz cinnamon
2oz ginger, sliced
1/4oz cloves
1oz mace
20 peppercorns
1oz nutmeg
3lb sugar
2qt cream

“Take a gallon of wine, three ounces of cinamon, two ounces of slic’t ginger, a quarter of an ounce of cloves, an ounce of mace, twenty corns of pepper, an ounce of nutmegs, three pound of sugar, and two quarts of cream.”

In essence, mix all ingredients and heat slowly in a large pot. Serve warm. You can also let it ’settle’ for a few days and serve it cool, depending on which way tastes better to you!

Christmas Mulled Wine

admin — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:31:35 +0000

2 x 75 cl bottles medium to full-bodied red wine
1 orange stuck with cloves
2 oranges, sliced
2 lemons, sliced
6 level tablespoons granulated sugar or honey
2 inch (5 cm) piece cinnamon stick
2 level teaspoons finely grated fresh root ginger or ground ginger
2 tablespoons fruit liqueur such as Cointreau, Grand Marnier or cherry brandy (optional)

Riesling Rosemary Mulled Wine

admin — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:25:10 +0000

1/2c water
1/2c sugar
2 Tbsp rosemary
1/4 cup honey
2 lemons
2 bottles riesling white wine

Simmer (but not boil) the water, sugar, rosemary, and honey for 10 minutes. Add in the wine. Peel the lemons and add in the peels. Let sit for a length of time to seep in the flavors, without boiling. Strain out the larger bits and serve warm.

Cardamon Mulled Wine

admin — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:56:50 +0000

2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 orange
1 cinnamon stick
2 cloves
5 cracked cardamon pods
3 cups water
1 bottle red wine

Peel the orange. Put the peel and all other ingredients but the wine into a stainless steel pot, and warm gently for 10 minutes. Do not boil. Add in the wine and let sit for a while to steep the flavors in. Strain out the larger objects and serve warm.

Orange Anise Mulled Wine

admin — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:14:25 +0000

2 bottles Shiraz
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 stick cinnamon
3 star anise
1 tsp whole cloves
1 orange
Orange peel strips

Remove the orange peel using a vegetable peeler. Cut peel into strips. Squeeze juice from orange; discard seeds and pulp. In a 5-quart crockery cooker combine orange juice, wine, and brown sugar.

For spice bag, tie the orange peel, cinnamon, star anise, and whole cloves in a cheesecloth bag. Add to crockery cooker. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 6 hours to simmer in flavors. Serve in punch cups. Delicious!!

Mulled Wine with Cinnamon & Cognac

admin — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:10:43 +0000

2 1/4 cups water
2 Tbsp sugar
2 whole cinnamon sticks
2 bottles red wine
1/2 cup Cognac
Lemon twists

Bring water, cinnamon and sugar to a boil in a large saucepan. Add in the wine, heat slowly until hot again. Stir in the cognac, and remove from heat.