Mulled wine is a popular mulled alcoholic drink, which is extremely suitable on colder days. When preparing mulled wine, care must be taken that it does not have too much or too little sugar. The grainy structure and too many spices can spoil its taste.
How to prepare mulled wine? There are five rules, which are good to stick to if you want it to be a drink deliciously prepared.
Rule 1: To prepare mulled wine, choose a wine of medium quality. Cheaper and worse wine will develop its flavor even more when cooked. Top wines, however, will lose their flavor when mixed with spices.
Rule 2: When flavoring wine, follow the rule of thumb, namely that light wines go well with green spices - cardamom and basil. Fuller wines go well with heavy spices - nutmeg, cloves. Always choose wines that are dry or semi-dry.
Rule 3: If you only drink red wine, don't be afraid to try white. This is a much more refreshing alternative.
4th rule: Don't be afraid to experiment with different sweeteners and fruit mixes. Use spices whole, as ground can spoil the taste of the drink. Be moderate when adding them as they can develop a strong flavor.
Rule 5: Boiled wine should not be boiled or cooked for too long, because the drink loses its properties during boiling. As soon as the mulled wine reaches a certain temperature and does not exceed 80 degrees, remove it from the fire.
Red mulled wine
A great recipe for the best red mulled wine.
Ingredients
- 1 liter of red wine
- 2dl of water
- 1 lemon
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 7 cloves
- 2 star anise
- 3 spoons of sugar
- 1 sliced clementine (optional)
- 50 ml brandy
Directions
- Cut the lemon into slices. Pour red wine and water into a large pot.
- Add lemon, cinnamon sticks, anise, cloves and, if desired, sliced clementine.
- Heat the wine together with the sugar and spices. Cook for 5 minutes at a moderate temperature, but be careful, as the wine must not boil under any circumstances. The use of a cooking thermometer is recommended. Stir the mixture occasionally while cooking.
- Remove the drink from the heat, and at the end stir in brandy.
- Pour the drink prepared in this way into heat-resistant cups and serve.
White mulled wine
A great recipe for the best white mulled wine.
Ingredients
- 2 liters of white wine
- 1 dl of water
- 3 oranges
- 7 spoons of sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 8 cloves
Directions
- Squeeze the juice from the oranges. Add it to the wine to which you have added sugar and spices.
- Boil the mixture at a moderate temperature for five minutes, being careful not to boil the wine.
- In this type of recipe, you can play with different spices such as allspice, cardamom, bay leaf, vanilla pod or ginger.
- Pour the drink prepared in this way into heat-resistant cups and serve.
