Glogg - Nordic Mulled Wine
Servings: 4 drinks
Ingredients
- 1 large orange or 2 medium zest and juice
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup (100g) brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1- inch (2.5cm) piece of fresh ginger or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 8 cardamom pods
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 6 cloves
- 6 black peppercorns
- 1 bottle (750ml) dry red wine
- 1/4 cup brandy / white rum / vodka / aquavit aquavit would be more traditional but it's more difficult to buy
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup flaked almonds
Instructions
- Juice the oranges. Cut the peel from one orange (or half a large orange) into wedges then remove the white pith (see the photos in the post for reference).1 large orange or 2 medium
- Add the orange zest (just the orange part, discard the white pith), orange juice, water, sugar, honey, ginger (peeled and cut into slices), cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and black peppercorns to a medium saucepan.3/4 cup water, 1/2 cup (100g) brown sugar, 2 tablespoons honey, 1- inch (2.5cm) piece of fresh ginger, 8 cardamom pods, 2 cinnamon sticks, 6 cloves, 6 black peppercorns
- Bring to a boil then simmer at low heat for 20 minutes. Let steep for 30 minutes or longer, overnight or even 1-3 days (or omit this step, but the longer the mixture steeps, the more aromatic it will be).
- Strain the syrup and discard the spices.
- Add the syrup, red wine, brandy, and raisins to a medium pot. Heat very slowly at low heat until hot but not boiling, it should take about 20 minutes (you can check the temperature with a thermometer, it should not exceed 167°F / 75°C or the alcohol will start to evaporate).1 bottle (750ml) dry red wine, 1/4 cup brandy / white rum / vodka / aquavit, 1/2 cup raisins
- Ladle the wine into heatproof glasses, serve warm. Add flaked almonds to the glasses. You can serve the glasses with a spoon to snack on the raisins and almonds.1/2 cup flaked almonds
- Enjoy!
Notes
Calories = 1 drink (1/4 of the recipe). This is only an estimate!
Nutrition
Calories: 369kcal