Mulled wine is a drink made from wine and consumed warm. Derived from the German word "Glühwein", meaning flaming wine. The drink was invented by the people of Germany living in the northern part. Mulled wine quickly gained popularity around the world. There are many recipes for making mulled wine at home.
This is a drink that warms well on cold winter evenings. To experience the taste of this wine, it is not necessary to visit a restaurant, you can easily make a drink at home. For cooking, red wine is used, not strong. Suitable dry, semi-sweet and sweet. To avoid the smell of alcohol and not spoil the drink, you can not use fortified wine.
Ingredients:
- grated nutmeg - a pinch;
- sugar - 3 teaspoons;
- water - 130 ml;
- ground ginger - 1 teaspoon;
- cloves - 7 pcs.;
- cinnamon - 1 teaspoon;
- red wine - 1 l.
Cooking step by step:
- Pour spices into a container, mix.
- To fill with water.
- Put on fire, boil.
- Leave for 10 minutes.
- Take a sieve and strain, you can use gauze.
- In a saucepan, mix the finished broth with sugar and wine.
- Heat on low heat. The drink must not boil. As soon as the first bubbles appear, immediately remove from heat. If the mixture boils, the drink will be spoiled.
- Leave to infuse under a closed lid for seven minutes.
- Serve hot in tall glasses or cups that hold heat.
Soft drink at home
A winter drink that warms you up on long winter evenings and lifts your spirits. Due to the spices and cooking temperature included in the composition, it has not only a warming effect, but also is the prevention and treatment of colds. With reasonable use, it has a tonic and restorative effect. To feel the unique aroma of mulled wine, it is not necessary to prepare the drink with alcohol. With this recipe, you can quickly prepare a delicious non-alcoholic mulled wine.
Ingredients:
- cinnamon - 3 sticks;
- ground ginger - a pinch;
- orange zest - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- apple or grape juice - 1.2 l;
- ground cardamom - a pinch;
- sugar - to taste;
- raisins - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- water - 130 ml;
- lemon zest - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- allspice - 4 peas;
- apple - 1 pc.;
- cloves - 4 pcs.;
- grated nutmeg - a pinch.
Cooking:
- Pour water into a heat-resistant container, add juice. Turn the burner to the minimum.
- Cut the apple into small pieces.
- Add spices, citrus zest, apple, raisins to the liquid, if you need sugar. Mix.
- Turn on the fire. Heat up without boiling. Switch off when bubbles first appear.
- In order for the drink to absorb all the aroma of spices, it is necessary to let it brew for 15 minutes.
- Strain.
- Pour hot into glasses.
red wine recipe with apples
In small quantities, mulled wine is very useful. Apples give a unique aroma and taste to the drink.
Ingredients:
- cinnamon - 3 sticks;
- carnation - 7 buds;
- apple - 1 pc.;
- red wine - 1 liter.
Cooking:
- Cut apples into slices.
- Pour wine into a saucepan.
- Add spices and chopped apples.
- Heat up to 70 degrees.
- To cover with a lid. Leave for a few minutes.
Mulled wine with white wine
The traditional recipe includes red wine, but not everyone knows how to make mulled wine with white wine. To prevent the drink from becoming cloyingly sweet, it is recommended to use a dry variety of low-strength wine. When using dessert wine, you will not get delicious mulled wine.
Ingredients:
- white wine - 600 ml;
- orange peel - from one fruit;
- orange - 2 pcs.;
- light brown sugar - 5 tbsp. spoons;
- cloves - 6 pcs.;
- coriander - 1 teaspoon;
- cardamom - 6 pcs.
Cooking:
- Remove the zest from the orange. Grate.
- Squeeze juice from two fruits.
- Pour into container.
- Add zest, sugar, spices.
- Cook until sugar is completely dissolved.
- Pour in the wine and simmer over low heat. Switch off when the first bubbles appear. In order not to spoil the drink, it should not be boiled.
Fruit mulled wine at home
It will help strengthen the immune system, warm in the autumn and winter. Heat up to 70 degrees. If there is no thermometer, then until the first bubbles appear. Fruit mulled wine considered the most fragrant.
Ingredients:
- apple - 2 pcs.;
- orange - 2 pcs.;
- cinnamon - 1 teaspoon;
- anise - 4 pcs.;
- ginger root - 2 pieces;
- honey - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- dry red wine - 1 liter;
- lemon - 1 pc.
Cooking:
- Wash apples, wipe with paper towels. Cut into slices, remove seeds.
- Rinse oranges, wipe. Remove the peel, divide into slices.
- Cut 4 inches from the ginger root. Take a small grater, grate.
- Squeeze juice from lemon. Grate the remaining zest.
- Place honey and spices in a bowl.
- Pour juice.
- Transfer the zest.
- Sprinkle in cinnamon, anise, cloves.
- Pour honey.
- Pour in red wine. Turn the burner on low. Heat without boiling.
- Close the lid. Leave for five minutes. Serve in tall glasses.
Cooking mulled wine in a slow cooker
By adding spices with sugar to grape wine, you get a delicious, aromatic drink. Mulled wine is associated with a winter evening, an armchair and a warm blanket. It is prepared from not only purchased wine, but also from home. You can cook with a multicooker. This cooking method is quick, easy and convenient.
Ingredients:
- red wine - 600 ml;
- lemon - 0.5 pcs.;
- cardamom - a pinch;
- sugar - 70 g;
- cloves - 5 pcs.;
- nutmeg - a pinch;
- rosemary - a pinch;
- cinnamon - a pinch;
- orange - 0.5 pcs.;
- mint - 1 sprig;
- ginger root - 2 cm;
- raisins - 30 pcs.
Cooking:
- Take the bowl from the multicooker. Pour wine.
- Pour sugar, spices. Stir with a whisk until sugar dissolves.
- Wash the raisins, place in boiling water. Hold for five minutes.
- Drain the water. Pour the raisins into a bowl.
- Select heating mode. Set to hour. After the drink has prepared, let it brew for five minutes.
- Open cover. Pour into glasses.
Mulled wine with honey - an old Russian recipe
In Rus', winters are more severe than those of the founders of mulled wine in Germany. Traditionally, this drink is made from wine. The Russian people had problems with the supply of wine. Therefore, they came up with their own version of mulled wine, calling it sbiten. This name was given to the drink due to the two components included in it: herbal tinctures and honey tinctures. They were connected and beaten together. They cooked it in a samovar and served it right on the street in winter. Before there was tea, sbiten was the most popular drink. On the streets you could always meet a sbitennik who sold a drink in a special samovar. It quenches thirst well after a Russian bath, warms in winter and has an anti-inflammatory effect. Try to make mulled wine according to an old Russian recipe.
Ingredients:
- cinnamon - 2 teaspoons;
- water - 1.5 liters;
- cloves - 10 pcs.;
- honey - 300 g;
- dried St. John's wort - 2 teaspoons;
- black pepper - 5 peas;
- ginger root - 2 cm.
Cooking:
- Dissolve honey in 800 ml of water. Put on fire. Boil, constantly removing the foam.
- Take gauze, place all herbs and spices, tie. Boil in the remaining amount of water. Leave to brew for half an hour.
- Remove gauze with spices. Pour in the honey mixture.
Sbiten based on wine
Unlike the previous recipe, wine is used instead of water. The taste is reminiscent of mulled wine, only without the use of fruits, instead of which a lot of honey is added.
Ingredients:
- honey - 225 g;
- cinnamon;
- nutmeg;
- table wine - 1.7 liters;
- carnation.
Cooking:
- Pour wine into the ladle. Heat on low heat, do not boil.
- Add honey. Stir until completely dissolved. Put on fire.
- Heat until the first small bubbles begin to appear. If you have a thermometer, you can control the temperature. Turn off the gas when heated to 70 degrees.
- Pour spices into the honey mixture as desired and to taste. Leave for an hour.
- Reheat before serving.
Any recipe for mulled wine contains a special set of spices, from which the taste and aroma of the drink are curled. It is worth taking a responsible approach to the choice of ingredients, choosing only fresh spices.
Wine should never be boiled, the drink should only be warmed up. To make the mulled wine light and transparent, strain it before pouring it into glasses. Add all spices carefully, a large amount can spoil the taste of the drink, use minimum set spices.
The weather does not skimp on frosts and slushy autumn-winter "thaws". It happens that until you get home in December, you will vegetate properly in the wind until you shiver. Escaping a cold with medicines by taking a couple of pills is not an option. Much better, wrapped in a warm blanket, drinking a spicy drink - hot mulled wine. For hundreds of years they have been drinking hot wine (gluwine) - traditional rescue from the cold and, residents of the Scandinavian countries, Germany, Austria and the UK.
Mulled wine is the most popular wine cocktail (hot alcoholic drink), which has a simple and ingenious composition: heated red wine with spices (spices) and honey (sugar).
Who invented mulled wine - the history of the origin of the drink
The emergence of mulled wine is dictated by the desire of the northern peoples to keep warm. There is no perfect formula for "flaming wine". The world's top wine experts recommend adding to an inexpensive dry or semi dry wine cinnamon sticks, cloves, anise, orange peel, cardamom, fresh lemon, ginger, apples, aromatic peppers, raisins, chili, honey or sugar in different proportions. The main thing is that the mulled wine drink should taste good and not intoxicate, but warm.
The idea of mixing red wine with fruits, spices and honey came from the Romans.
In ancient Rome, white and red wines were products of mass consumption, which were exported to all corners of the empire in amphoras and barrels. During meals and numerous feasts with wealthy families, aged, old wine was highly valued.
It was considered a symbol of barbaric immoderation to drink wine undiluted and on an empty stomach.
To give the drink a more complex taste and the ability to preserve the fermented juice for many years, water and spices were added to the wine.
Before serving, especially in winter, the wines were heated in vessels and passed through bronze sieves to remove spices and impurities. Wine with spices, such as violet or rose petals, aloe leaves, juniper, bay leaves, mint, fennel, honey, were valued in ancient Roman medicine.
Over time, the inhabitants of northern Europe improved the recipe for hot wine, crystallized its base, and the drink acquired exactly the recognizable framework in which mulled wine is now prepared all over the world.
The origin of the name "mulled wine" is a controversial issue, it is believed that in Russian the word "mulled wine" was formed from the German "glühwein" or from the Polish "glintwajn".
At Christmas markets in almost all major European cities from December to February, glasses of hot mulled wine were sold directly from the stalls.
The German recipe Glühwein is considered a classic. As confirmation, in Germany they operate with the recently found oldest handwritten recipe for mulled wine - glühender Wein of 1843.
The composition of mulled wine - ingredients for cooking
Wine for mulled wine
Raw materials (components) for mulled wine themselves should not be very interesting, but at the same time of high quality. To use elite wines for brewing means to spoil them, “killing” the entire bouquet of aromas with fruits and spices.
What is the best wine for mulled wine?
For Glühwein, sweet and dessert wines are not allowed. Only red dry or semi-dry wine. In some recipes - semi-sweet. Well if a little tart. It's bad if for 3 rubles. in tetra packs.
It also happens to be made from dry white wine.
The ideal base for a good mulled wine is an inexpensive but decent dry table wine in a bottle:
- Australian red dry "Poker Face";
- Russian red dry "Gai-Kodzor";
- red dry "Torre Abalde";
- red dry "Badagoni", "Saperavi";
- Crimean white and red dry "Crimean Sommelier";
- French red dry "Partager".
- and many others. other.
Apples
Apples, cut into medium-sized pieces without core and pits. So that the slices do not fall apart during cooking, they do not need to be peeled.
Cinnamon
Ready-made cinnamon in the form of fragile empty sticks of light red-brown color. When cut, real cinnamon tubes look like a roll of papyrus paper tightly rolled on both sides. The stick is quite brittle, it is easy to crush. A pinch of cinnamon (half a teaspoon without top) is equal to 0.1 g.
Carnation
Small amount of cloves. Dried clove buds should be used, not ground cloves. The spice has a rich burning taste, so you need to use it in mulled wine very carefully - 1 unopened clove bud per 100 ml of wine.
Honey
Honey is added last of all the components of mulled wine. In order to prevent the loss of nutrients, honey should be put into the drink as it cools - at a temperature not exceeding 40 degrees, honey loses healing properties but not the taste.
The list of spices is not limited, mulled wine may include:
- citrus fruits: orange, lemon, tangerine or their peel;
- dried fruits, berries: dried apricots, dates, raisins, figs or prunes;
- pepper;
- star anise;
- anise;
- ginger;
- cardamom;
- Bay leaf;
- saffron;
- nutmeg;
- coriander;
- mint;
- nuts;
- fruit juices: apple, pear, orange, strawberry, etc.
The main charm of making a spicy cocktail with wine is that, subject to a couple of rules, you can experiment with additives, cooking methods and varieties of wine ad infinitum. Hot wine encourages the most creative ideas, most importantly, in the process of preparing mulled wine, to feel the properties of the components used and present them in the finished drink.
Improvisation is what so many lack in an orderly life. Mulled wine only encourages her. Do you want summer memories on an autumn evening? Add citrus to a cocktail and you will feel the concentrated taste of the sun. At the end of a working week, do you dream of immersing yourself in the rich aromas of oriental spices? Prepare mulled wine with nutmeg, black peppercorns and cardamom.
- You do not need to buy ready-made mixtures for mulled wine, but separately choose cardamom, dried cloves, cinnamon sticks, etc.
- Spices are used whole buds, sticks or leaves - ground spices make mulled wine cloudy, it is difficult to filter it.
- Almost all mulled wine recipes include cloves and cinnamon. It is thanks to them that mulled wine turns out so fragrant.
- All mulled wine recipes are conditionally divided into undiluted and diluted with water (no more than one glass of water per liter of wine). Water makes the cocktail not so rich. In mulled wine with water, spices are first heated, then I add wine and, at the very end, honey.
- Before drinking, hot wine is infused for no more than 15 minutes.
- According to the unspoken standards of Germany, a wine drink with spices with a strength of less than 7% is no longer mulled wine.
- Ready hot drink is filtered through a strainer.
- Mulled wine is brewed in portions for a certain number of people.
Do you need to boil mulled wine?
No, mulled wine is not boiled. It is heated, stirring, to 70 degrees. Why not boil? During boiling, intensive evaporation of ethyl alcohol and the destruction of useful substances occur.
Is it possible and how to store mulled wine?
The only possible way to store mulled wine is a thermos. To prevent the wine from acquiring a bitter taste, you need to remove the lemon zest from it. In this case, mulled wine is allowed to be stored for more than an hour.
What is mulled wine served with?
The presentation of mulled wine (appearance) is just as important as its taste. After pouring into the dishes, the wine is decorated with pieces of fruit and spices, which remained after filtering.
A drink with a "hot character" automatically suggests reliable and strong mulled wine dishes. Wine is brewed in ordinary steel saucepans, and even in pots.
But they are served depending on the situation.
At gala parties, a spicy wine cocktail is worthy of beautiful and fine tableware in the form of exquisite crystal or glass goblets.
In nature, surrounded by cold autumn foliage, it is especially pleasant to drink mulled wine from simple metal mugs (thermocup, double-walled).
At home from ceramic cups or low faience cups. Why invent something?
Why is mulled wine warming?
Impact on the body. After a cup of hot wine, a person feels warm, in the literal sense - with the skin. And it's not just about red wine, citrus fruits and honey, which in themselves are a storehouse of vitamins, amino acids and trace elements. And that it is very tasty! A couple of sips and physical, psychological reserves restored.
Immediately after preparation, warm, inhaling the healing ethereal pores with pleasure. It is worth waiting a little and the spiced wine will lose its taste and aroma. Useful properties disappear. Mulled wine stops heating.
Where can you drink real mulled wine in Europe?
You can drink real mulled wine in Germany at the Stritzelmarkt Christmas market in Dresden or at the fair in Cologne from the end of November to December 24th.
Get acquainted with the Austrian version of mulled wine at the fair in Vienna, which traditionally takes place on the Rathausplatz square, the market in Innsbruck or the Rathaus park from mid-November to the end of December.
At the same time of the year, rivers of mulled wine flow in the main squares of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary.
In Sweden, you can try real fragrant mulled wine in the Liseberg amusement park, in Denmark - in the best restaurants Copenhagen or at the fair in Old Riga, which traditionally takes place in December on the Dome Square.
In Norway, for mulled wine, travelers are advised to immediately go beyond the Arctic Circle to the busy city of Tromsø.
The most expensive mulled wine is on the menu of a London bar. Its creator, Pedro Solorzano (a famous mixologist), used the great Château Grand Puy Ducasse wine and eighteen-year-old Dalmore whiskey as a base. The author added freshly squeezed Apple juice, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf, saffron, goji berries and tonka beans. The cost of a glass of mulled wine is 50 pounds sterling (about 5,000 rubles).
Mulled wine- a hot alcoholic drink based on wine. Its name comes from the German phrase "gluhende wein", i.e. "flaming wine".
Traditionally, mulled wine is served at Christmas markets, as well as during outdoor celebrations. Mulled wine is often associated with a cozy burning fireplace or fun winter holidays. It creates an atmosphere of warm friendly communication, as well as a romantic pastime.
The history of mulled wine is rooted in the ancient Roman era. At that time, wine was mixed with spices to provide the drink with nobility of taste, but it was not heated. The drink was simply called "wine with spices", such recipes were found in cookery books, as well as in treatises on the culture of drinking wine. Spicy wine was prepared with honey, as well as the resin of the mastic tree. She contributed to the extension of the shelf life of wine, and spices gave it flavor.
Hot wine appeared in the Middle Ages in Europe. At this time, mastic tree resin was no longer added to it. Now it was just hot spiced wine. It was made on the basis of Bordeaux wine, to which galingal grass was added. This plant is a relative of ginger, only it is less pungent and has a specific aroma. Then hot wine began to be called simply "hypokras" in honor of Hippocrates.
The first drink recipe is dated 1390: “Three ounces of cinnamon and three ounces of ginger. Cloves, capsicum, galingal herb and nutmeg. Marjoram and cardamom, a quarter ounce each. Guinea grains (malagetta, or guinea pepper) and cinnamon flowers, both in tenths of an ounce.”
For the cold countries of Europe, mulled wine turned out to be a real salvation. In addition, the warmed wine had a completely different taste. The origin of this drink is covered with legends. So, they say that in the 17th century in one Spanish province, the wine turned out to be so tasteless that the feudal lords began to smash the wine-growing villages. Once a peasant added pieces of fruit, as well as spices and sugar to sour wine, thus obtaining the prototype of modern mulled wine.
It is also believed that it was invented in countries with a cold climate in order to keep warm during military campaigns. In those days, representatives of the noble classes lived in stone castles, where it was also cool. Mulled wine at the beginning of its appearance was available only to wealthy people, since spices and sugar were very expensive.
The preparation of mulled wine includes several stages. To begin with, they make up a bouquet of spices and prepare an infusion from them. Next, the wine is heated and combined with the prepared infusion, adding sugar, honey. At the next stage, mulled wine is heated to 70 degrees. The alcohol content in the finished product must be at least 7%.
Types of mulled wine
To date, there are about ten types of mulled wine in the world. And they all differ in many respects, as well as the method of application. Consider each of the types of mulled wine in more detail.
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Types of mulled wine |
Characteristic |
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Gluhwein Chriftfindl |
Produced by a German company in the city of Nuremberg. The shade of the drink is rich, ruby. The taste of mulled wine is sweet, with a spicy aftertaste. The smell is spicy, the aroma of cloves, cinnamon and cardamom stands out best. Connoisseurs of this alcoholic drink are advised to drink hot mulled wine after meals. |
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Gluhwein classic |
Cherry wine is used to make this type of alcoholic drink. It is characterized by a ruby hue, sweet taste, light astringency with a hint of cinnamon. The aroma of mulled wine is spicy, notes of cinnamon show through most of all. It is the best Christmas drink, which is consumed hot after a meal. |
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Gluhwein Glϋhwϋrmchen aus Apfelsaft |
Made from apple wine. This type of mulled wine has an amber hue. Although the drink is sweet in taste, a slight sour aftertaste is still present. The aroma of mulled wine is rich apple, the smell of cinnamon and cardamom also stands out. The drink is drunk hot after a meal. |
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Gluhwein Heidelbeer |
For the manufacture of an alcoholic drink, blueberry wine is taken as the basis, so the color of mulled wine is lilac with a burgundy hue. The taste of the drink is berry and sweet. The aroma is the same as the taste: rich berry with a hint of cinnamon. Recommended to be consumed hot after meals. |
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Gluhwein Schneeflockchen |
This mulled wine differs from other types of drink in that it is non-alcoholic, as it is made from fruit juices. It is characterized by a ruby hue, spicy, berry flavor, aroma of berries and light notes of cinnamon. Mulled wine is consumed hot as a digestif. |
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Gluhwein Shlehe |
The shade of this type of mulled wine is dark purple. The taste of the drink is very sweet, with a hint of wild berries. The aroma of mulled wine is rich and spicy, with the presence of the smell of berries. Mulled wine is drunk hot after a meal. |
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Made from white wine. It has an amber tint, spicy taste with honey and cinnamon flavors. By smell, this type of alcoholic drink resembles the aroma of spices and cardamom. In cooking, it is served with desserts or consumed after meals. |
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Karl Dietrich Gluhwein |
This type of drink is produced in the city of Endingen. It is characterized by a maroon hue and a tart-sweet taste with a slight hint of cinnamon. The aroma of mulled wine is mixed: it has the smell of citrus fruits, spicy spices and honey. It is served to the table along with fruits, various desserts, and can also be consumed after the main meal. Before use, mulled wine should be heated to eighty degrees. |
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Produced by a Russian company. The basis for the manufacture of mulled wine is taken classic recipe creating an alcoholic beverage. The shade consists of two colors - brown and burgundy. The taste is purely spicy, with cinnamon, cardamom and cloves being the most prominent. The aroma is also rich and spicy. It is consumed hot after a meal. |
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Mulled wine of a bright ruby hue, very sweet, with a hint of cinnamon and anise, rich spicy aroma (the smell of cardamom and cloves stands out best). It is preferable to serve at the table after a meal, slightly heated. |
As you can see, there are a lot of varieties of mulled wine, and all of them differ not only in the raw materials used, but also in taste and aromatic properties.
The composition of the drink
The main ingredient of real mulled wine is, of course, wine. This is the only component that remains unchanged despite the many a variety of recipes. Classic composition drink involves the use of spices such as:
Cinnamon - improves blood circulation, contains a large amount of tannins. It gives the drink a pleasant taste and aroma.
Clove is a well-known spice that makes breathing easier when you have a cold. Often used as a remedy for viruses and colds. The essential oil has an analgesic effect. Well strengthens the stomach, improves blood circulation.
Anise - effective in diseases of the respiratory tract, with stomach and intestinal pain. It also has anesthetic and stimulating properties. Essential oils of the plant help with laryngitis and tracheitis.
Star anise - Chinese anise, has an anti-inflammatory effect, has a beneficial effect on the activity of the digestive system. Star anise contains essential oils, which give it a pleasant sweetish taste.
Ginger is a powerful antioxidant and has a warming effect. This spice helps to improve metabolism, weight loss. Ginger has antiviral properties, it helps with coughs, gastrointestinal diseases.
Saffron - orange crocus stigmas have a beneficial effect on the nervous system. The spice also prevents diseases of the cardiovascular system. Contains vitamins A, B. Sharan is effective in gastric ulcer.
Nutmeg - spice is great for rhinitis, diseases of the digestive system, as well as various infections. It is believed that nutmeg has a beneficial effect on brain cells. Contains vitamins A, B.
Barberry - the fruits of a tree-like shrub, which have a tart taste and phytoncidal action, kill many bacteria. It is also a well-known remedy for heart diseases.
Thanks to these components, mulled wine is not only very tasty, but also healthy. You can also use medicinal herbs such as lemon balm, mint, St. John's wort, Ivan tea. From fruits, you can add apples, apricots, citrus fruits to mulled wine. You can also put some dried fruits, such as dried apricots, raisins, prunes. Sometimes mulled wine is prepared with the addition of almonds, which gives it a piquant bitterness. It is recommended to add bee honey to the "flaming wine": this way the drink will have even more interesting taste and better protect against colds.
How to drink?
Drink this drink hot. And mulled wine is served in a special glass similar to a mug. Dishes for mulled wine are designed to slow down its cooling as much as possible.
The culture of drinking this drink implies its obligatory filtering. In this regard, ground spices are not used for its preparation.
Mulled wine is drunk hot, very slowly, in order to fully enjoy its taste.
The drink goes well with meat dishes, snacks from vegetables and fruits. It is also customary to drink it in combination with dessert dishes.
Beneficial features
Useful properties of mulled wine are due to its composition. Hot wine is great for warming up in winter, as well as speeding up recovery from colds. Mulled wine is indispensable for depression, nervous exhaustion, prolonged stress.
Moderate consumption of this drink helps to strengthen the immune system.
The health benefits of mulled wine are priceless. During the cold winter period, this drink is able to cope with viral infections and prevent the risk of catching a cold.
Mulled wine also helps fight insomnia. Doctors recommend drinking about two hundred milliliters of the drink before going to bed.
If a person is cold, he can drink about two hundred milliliters of hot drink, which was made from red wine.
In addition, the hot drink is used in alternative medicine. Treatment with mulled wine helps to cope with many diseases.
For example, mulled wine helps to relieve perspiration and sore throat. The recipe for such a drink is as follows. You will need a deep container covered with enamel, where you should pour about four hundred milliliters of red wine, pour no more than fifty grams of brown sugar, throw in a cinnamon stick and five pieces of allspice. Place the container on the stove and heat up to seventy degrees, then pour in about seventy-five milliliters of cognac, about fifty milliliters of vodka and boil. As soon as the drink boils, remove the container from the heat and pour at least one hundred milliliters of enough heavy cream into it, stirring well and letting it brew for about thirty minutes. After the specified period of time, mulled wine should be drained into a thermos. The drink is recommended to drink in the evening before going to bed.
Well helps mulled wine with angina. This drink is non-alcoholic, since wine is not included in the composition. To prepare mulled wine, you need to take a fairly deep enameled container, pour half a teaspoon of ground nutmeg into it, throw in one cinnamon stick, five cardamom grains, three cloves, add chopped orange zest, a tablespoon of acacia honey, and pour about two hundred milliliters water and one liter natural juice grenade. Boil the resulting mixture and boil for about three minutes. Then let the hot drink brew a little (twenty minutes will be enough). After that, pour the mulled wine into a thermos and drink it in the evening before going to bed..
Recipes for cooking at home
At home, mulled wine can be prepared in two ways: with or without water. As for the wine predominantly use inexpensive wines which makes this drink even more affordable.
Aged wines are not suitable for mulled wine, as they themselves have a pleasant taste.
Hot wine is prepared in this way. The wine is heated, and then sugar and spices are added to it. Hot drink insist 30 minutes.
The second cooking method involves adding water. First, boil water at the rate of 150 ml of water per 1 liter of wine, then put the spices. Water with spices is brought to a boil, then sugar and honey are added, and at the end - wine. The drink is heated to 70 degrees, but do not boil, as it will lose most of the nutrients, as well as alcohol.
You can also cook it perfect for a children's holiday. The technology of its preparation is not much different from the classic mulled wine, just instead of wine, grape juice is heated.
Mulled wine can be cooked even in the microwave and slow cooker. The main thing is to carefully follow the manufacturing recipe, and then everything will certainly work out.
To make mulled wine in the microwave, you will need to take a heat-resistant container, pour about seven hundred and fifty milliliters of dry red wine into it, add about one hundred and fifty grams of granulated sugar, throw one cinnamon stick, three clove buds and put half a lemon, cut into slices. Place the container in the appliance, setting the temperature to seventy-five degrees. After ten minutes, the drink should be removed from the microwave, cover the container and let it brew for about thirty minutes. After a while, the hot drink must be filtered using a gauze pocket.
"How to cook mulled wine in a slow cooker?" - this question worries many housewives who have this kitchen appliance. To do this, pour at least one and a half liters of dry red wine into a special container for a slow cooker, and then add two diced apples and oranges, two cinnamon sticks, four star anise stars, five cloves and pour about two hundred grams of granulated sugar. As soon as all the ingredients are in the appliance, you need to turn on the "Steamer" program, set the temperature to seventy-five degrees and boil the drink for fifteen minutes. Then the mulled wine should be allowed to brew for about fifteen minutes. After that, the drink should be filtered with gauze.
You can also cook in a slow cooker non-alcoholic mulled wine. Pour five glasses of cherry juice, about one hundred and fifty milliliters of orange juice into a container for an electrical appliance, and then put about sixty grams of orange peel, one hundred and forty grams lemon peel, one cinnamon stick and two cloves. Turn on the Steamer program and cook for about sixty minutes at a temperature of seventy degrees. After an hour on the multicooker, you need to change the program to "Heating" and set the timer for five minutes. After mulled wine should be filtered.
In nature, it is very easy to cook mulled wine on a fire. It is necessary to pour red wine from two bottles into a deep pot and put it on the fire. Then you need to add other ingredients in such proportions: two oranges, one lemon, cut into slices, about one hundred grams of granulated sugar, two cinnamon sticks and six clove buds. The drink should be constantly stirred until the sugar disappears. Heat the mulled wine to the desired temperature (seventy degrees) and remove from heat. Let stand for about ten minutes, after which it can be drunk.
If you don’t want to look for the necessary spices for making a hot drink, you can buy a special mixture for mulled wine in the store. It is sold as a set of seasonings that you just need to pour into wine, stir well and heat.
Also on the shelves of supermarkets can be found gift set for mulled wine. It is sold in the form of a chest, inside of which there are glasses, wine, seasoning for mulled wine and a recipe for its preparation. There is also another set, which contains glasses, wine, honey, spices and woolen socks.
Below is a video on how to cook mulled wine at home.
There are many recipes for making mulled wine. The main thing is to follow the basic rules, as well as take into account the compatibility of the components.
Also, special attention should be paid to proportions. Better for spices comply with the indicated dosages, otherwise there is a risk of simply spoiling the mulled wine.
Wine can be taken of any brand, the main thing is that it should be red. Of course, sometimes mulled wine is also prepared from white wine, but then they add to it Orange juice or zest. The amount of wine depends on how many people will taste the drink. In recipes, as a rule, indicate the amount of ingredients per 1 liter of wine. Water for mulled wine is pre-purified through a filter so that the drink does not have an extraneous aftertaste.
The spices that make up mulled wine are interchangeable, they are usually chosen according to your taste. So, ginger can be replaced with allspice or black pepper, cardamom can be replaced by any citrus fruits. Spices such as ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg are considered traditional for mulled wine. They are very pleasant and warm, while cloves and cardamom are more intense. Do not use ground spices, as it is then difficult to separate them from the drink during the filtering process. So, for example, cinnamon is taken in sticks.
In order to cook mulled wine, which will protect against colds, we need 1 liter of wine, 200 ml of water, 1 tbsp. l. sugar and honey, cloves, ginger root, allspice, nutmeg. To begin with, an infusion of spices is prepared in the Turk. After that, an infusion of spices is poured into the wine, the finished drink is brought to 70 degrees and poured into mugs.
You can also cook classic "flaming wine" with fruits. To do this, heat up 400 ml of red wine, add a little citrus (only peels are possible), 2 cinnamon sticks, a little sugar, honey, a pinch of nutmeg. Pour hot drink into mugs.
In order to achieve the most intense taste of mulled wine, you need to pay attention to the following subtleties. So, wine with spices is heated over low heat. There is also a second option, in which the wine is heated over high heat, and then herbs and spices are infused on it. The second method, however, is not suitable for adding zest. After all, if you insist on wine for a long time, then the drink will eventually be bitter.
The benefits of mulled wine and treatment
The benefits of hot wine have long been known traditional medicine. So, it perfectly helps with fatigue, a long stay in the cold.
In ancient times, mulled wine was considered a medicinal drink, it was used by Hippocrates. The drink quickly relieves chills, and also brings to life with strong feelings.
Since mulled wine has a number of useful properties, which have a beneficial effect on the human body, a hot drink has established itself as an excellent folk remedy in the treatment of colds, chronic fatigue.
To cope with fatigue, it is necessary to pour about two hundred milliliters of boiled water into a container, add about one hundred grams of granulated sugar, slices of one orange, half a lemon, cut into slices, ten peas of black pepper and cloves, ground cinnamon and ginger at your discretion, a pinch of ground nutmeg. Boil the contents of the container and boil for five minutes, then pour in one liter of red wine and boil for no more than thirty seconds. Then the drink should be removed from the heat and let it brew for about twenty minutes. After that, mulled wine will be ready for use.
Also, mulled wine helps to recover from a cold and restore the immune system after an illness. To do this, it is recommended to brew such a hot drink. Pour about seven hundred milliliters of red wine into a container, add three tablespoons of natural honey, three ginger pieces, a cinnamon stick and six cloves. Heat the mixture to seventy degrees, constantly stirring. After letting the broth brew for about fifty minutes, and then add the chopped green apple and half a lemon, cut into slices. Mulled wine should be consumed hot.
Harm of mulled wine and contraindications
A drink can cause harm to the body with individual intolerance, stomach ulcers, and other chronic diseases. It is not recommended to use mulled wine for pregnant women, as well as for lactating women, children (the drink is contraindicated for this group of people).
In this article we want to talk about a popular winter drink. In addition, we will teach you how to cook a wonderful warming alcoholic mulled wine with wine yourself.
For hundreds of years, residents of Germany, Great Britain, Austria, and the Scandinavian countries have been drinking “Gluwein” - hot wine on cold days. We also love it, especially during the winter holidays. Let's see how to prepare such a delicious and warming drink yourself.
Wine for mulled wine - which is better?
The best option is considered dry red wine, which at the same time is different good quality . However, white is also allowed. Take a closer look at varietal young wines that do not have sharp notes in taste or aroma. Patience is welcome.
The point is that it is young wines have that natural subtle sweetness, which is so good for mulled wine. If they are dry at the same time, then they will be easy to drink.
Semi-dry wine is also acceptable.
Table red dry wine - what you need for alcoholic mulled wine
But here semi-sweet wines should definitely be avoided- they have nothing to do with the processes of natural fermentation and do not contain anything useful. Dessert ones are quite expensive and overly strong., and when heated become cloying.
IMPORTANT: It is a mistake to think that the more expensive the wine, the better for mulled wine. Elite wines themselves have a pronounced bouquet of aroma and taste, so additional amplifiers are clearly unnecessary. At the same time, the cheapest drink from cartons is also unacceptable.
Which manufacturer to pay attention to? Such trendsetters of wine fashion as France, Spain, Italy, it is better to postpone for later- Their products are quite expensive.
Australian dry red wine Poker Face for alcoholic mulled wine 
What spices, spices, seasonings are needed to prepare a warming alcoholic mulled wine?
Cinnamon- an indispensable component of the drink. Buy sticks that resemble rolls of papyrus paper. They break easily as well more fragrant than the powder counterpart.
IMPORTANT: It is not recommended to buy cinnamon powder for mulled wine. It may contain chemical additives. In addition, the powder gives the drink turbidity, it is difficult to filter it.
Carnation- Another one classic ingredient. She possesses antiseptic, antimicrobial properties And improves digestion. But since carnation has a pronounced smell and taste should be used in small quantities.
Ground cloves will not work, but dried buds - just right! Average per 100 ml. wine, add 1 unopened bud.
Type of pepper should be selected based on the type of mulled wine itself:
- Red successfully completes the flavor composition white wine drink
- Black needed when you tormented by a cold
- Fragrant (Jamaican) rarely used and mostly by experienced chefs - it differs pronounced aroma
Anise- makes an excellent taste ensemble with cardamom and cinnamon. Possesses pleasant smell And tart sweet aftertaste.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to add anise if you need to lower your temperature, relieve pain, or increase your appetite.
Anise - a useful seasoning for alcoholic mulled wine star anise- It has bittersweet taste And sharp notes which do not evaporate even when heated. He is capable improve digestion, soften cough, make it easier to breathe with a cold.
Barberry- does not bring any benefit, but gives mulled wine sourness.
Ginger- good for fans spicy tangy taste. It is noteworthy that he does not disappear when the wine is heated and is not interrupted by other additives.
IMPORTANT: If you do not like a pronounced spicy taste, it is recommended to prefer ground ginger to the root. Perhaps this is the only seasoning that, in powder form, is suitable for mulled wine.
Nutmeg- a drink with it turns out tart, burning or spicy which pairs well with alcohol. In addition, this spice It will help reduce blood pressure and strengthen the immune system in general. People prone to depression nutmeg is also recommended to be included in the recipe.
Cardamom- counts hot spice, but at the same time drink gives a pleasant smell and lemon tint. If you need stimulate the brain, put in order nervous system And strengthen immunity in general - feel free to add this seasoning to mulled wine.
Coriander- it is recommended to add it to mulled wine from white wine. Although it is also found in the recipe of some types of red. Excellent effect on digestive system, awakens appetite. Contains a wide range of nutrients magnesium, potassium, calcium, vitamins, iodine, iron.
Saffron- used infrequently, but if you want to bring to the drink barely perceptible pleasant aroma you can try adding it to the recipe. Perhaps you will also need his ability relieve pain, tone up.
IMPORTANT: Please note that saffron does not mix well with other supplements. Therefore, you will have to experiment a lot.
Melissa, mint- also infrequent components of mulled wine. However, there are lovers to add these seasonings to the recipe. with white wines. Proved that mint uplifts the mood, A Melissa relieves inflammation.
How long to cook alcoholic mulled wine?
Mulled wine do not boil. Otherwise ethanol will begin to actively evaporate, and will also disappear useful material. Don't forget while cooking stir the wine with spices!
To what temperature should alcoholic mulled wine be heated and when to serve?
It is believed that mulled wine is necessary heat up to 70 degrees. Use for this purpose steel saucepan or pot.
IMPORTANT: However, if you plan to add honey to the drink, you should do it as the drink cools down to 40 degrees. Otherwise, honey may retain its taste, but it will lose its healing properties.
Before serving, mulled wine should infuse for 15 minutes but not longer. Do not forget sift ready drink and pour it into a ceramic cup or a beautiful glass.
Do-it-yourself mixture for alcoholic mulled wine: composition
Despite the fact that mulled wine is a multicomponent drink, you can't add anything to it- you can just spoil the taste and aroma. A if you put not enough spices, the taste will be inferior. Here are some basic spice sets:
- For classic version combine cloves, cinnamon, star anise and nutmeg. Well fit and coriander with cardamom
- Bring out the taste of wine cinnamon, lemon balm, saffron, nutmeg
- And here lovers savory flavors will appreciate the set from cinnamon, cloves, ginger and allspice
Mulled wine: how many degrees of alcohol should be?
The optimal fortress is considered to be within 7%-14% alcohol.
How to cook red mulled wine from red wine, with what spices?
Under red dry Georgian wine "Saperavi" you will need the following ingredients:
- Water- 200 ml. It will help make the drink softer.
IMPORTANT: This amount of water is calculated for 750 ml. guilt. In general, keep in mind that for 1 liter. wine should account for about 200-250 ml. water, but no more.
- Ginger- 1 small root
- Cinnamon- 1 stick
- Carnation- 5 buds
- Honey- 3 spoons
- Orange
- Apple
So let's get started:
- First of all, water is poured into the dishes. They put in it fruits and spices they boil for 5 minutes
- To avoid bitterness remove the orange
- heat up water to 60-70 degrees, pouring wine into it
- As soon as you see that the white film disappears, turn off the fire
- After the drink is infused 10 minutes, add honey
- Stir, strain
IMPORTANT: This mulled wine goes well with salty cheese.
How to cook white mulled wine from white wine, with what spices?
For this recipe, take 750 ml. Krasnodar dry white wine "Likuriya". And:
- water- 100 ml.
- cranberries- 100 g.
- Ginger- 1 small piece
- Allspice- 4 peas
Getting Started:
- All components of the recipe, except honey, place in container
- Heat the mixture to 60 degrees
- Now take it off the fire, strain it.
- Add honey
IMPORTANT: This recipe is perfect for a period of vitamin deficiency.
How to cook mulled wine from homemade wine, with what spices?
For 1 liter homemade red wine You can take the following ingredients:
- cinnamon- 1-3 sticks
- Ginger- a small piece
- star anise— 2-3 stars
- carnation- 3-4 buds
- Lemon
- Sugar taste
IMPORTANT: It is not necessary to dilute the wine with water if you want to get the most intense taste in the end. Especially it concerns house wine.
Now you can cook:
- Lemon and ginger are crushed
- Wine poured into a bowl
- Added to wine ingredients and sugar. Are stirred
- As soon as the mulled wine is close to boiling, you should remove it from the fire and let it brew
Alcoholic classic mulled wine with orange: recipe
For this recipe, we will take half an orange. The following ingredients form a wonderful flavor bouquet with it:
- Ginger- small piece
- Cinnamon- 2 sticks
- Carnation- 3 buds
- Cardamom- 3 pcs.
- Nutmeg- 1 PC.
- Sugar - 2 tbsp. l.
IMPORTANT: This amount of ingredients is needed for 380 ml. red semi-dry wine. Water will need 60 ml. Adjust the amount of spices depending on the amount of wine.
Getting Started:
- Must be added to water spices
- Orange should be cut into small pieces and send it into the water too
- After water boil, you need to give it to her boil for 2 minutes
- Decoction strained
- Added and mixed sugar
- Only now wine is added and heated
The easiest recipe for making alcoholic mulled wine at home
On 750 ml. red wine will need:
- Lemon
- Sugar- 100 g.
- Carnation - 2 pcs.
- Cinnamon- 2 sticks
- Nutmeg
You need to prepare like this:
- Warm up A little wine
- Add there lemon juice either finely cut a lemon
- Add sugar
- Now it's your turn spices
- Dovarite to a boil
Alcoholic mulled wine: is it possible for pregnant women?
This issue is constantly being debated. Some say that mulled wine is medicinal, and in general it is unlikely that a woman will want something dangerous for the baby's health. Others insist that alcohol, albeit in the form of mulled wine, can be harmful.
IMPORTANT: The truth is that alcoholic mulled wine is highly undesirable for a future mother and child. The cons of such a drink in this case can outweigh all the pros.
Perhaps a pregnant woman should pay attention to non-alcoholic options for the New Year holidays or to improve her health, which we will discuss in the following articles.
As you can see, you can enjoy delicious wine mulled wine at home. It is only important to remember the rules for selecting ingredients, as well as a few simple rules for preparing this wonderful drink. Read also in our next article on how to create mulled wine based on juice, fruit or other alcoholic beverages besides wine.
