This traditional hot mulled wine recipe is super easy to make, delicious and will warm you from the inside out! Whether you’re home alone, trolling the Christmas market or need some warming up during your apres-ski- this warming winter cocktail is sure to delight.
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Mulled wine, or Glühwein as my German family calls it, is an aromatic red wine, sweetened and heated with mulled spices and citrus. These spices can be any combination of cloves, star anise, cinnamon sticks, and vanilla beans. It’s like winter sangria, but less sweet and much cosier. Traditionally it is enjoyed during a stroll through Christmas Markets, or to warm you after a cold day on the slopes, or other frigid winter activities.
Glühwein roughly translated, means “glow-wine”, as they used hot irons to heat it many years ago. I grew up drinking this warming wine while strolling the winter markets with my Omi and Opa, while also gnawing on pastries, gingerbread and lebkuchen. Don’t worry, my Grandparents weren’t just going around feeding kids alcohol; due to how its warmed at Christmas markets, it had very very low alcohol content, making it suitable for kiddos like me. My Opa would enjoy it “mit Schuss”- which means “with a shot”, were he’d ask the nice person working the Glühwein hut to add a shot of amaretto. Delish!
To make this warm-you-from-the-inside-out cocktail all you need to do is…
Slice some oranges and stick whole cloves into them. Then, add them to a pot (a crockpot is perfect for this as well) and add orange juice, coconut sugar, ginger slices, cinnamon sticks, star anise, vanilla bean and a bay leaf. You want to bring this to a boil, and then reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer this spice mixture for 30 mins.
After 30 mins add 1 cup of red wine and simmer for another 30 mins, until it becomes thick and syrupy. When the syrup is ready, reduce the heat to low and pour in remaining red wine (don’t forget to take a swig yourself) and add the brandy. Bring this to just a gentle simmer (DO NOT BOIL! I REPEAT DO NOT BOIL!) and heat for about 5 minutes. Again…DO NOT BOIL. Once the mulled wine is warmed, strain out the orange slices and spices, and ladle the wine into glasses or mugs and serve warm. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and orange peel if desired. You can even add a star anise, if you’re feeling fancy.
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Its completely fine to drink this non alcoholic for those who prefers not to. Instead of adding wine you can add more juice/water and some berries to give it some extra flavor. Or just let the wine simmer so the alcohol evaporates.
Waaait. You said Opa. Are you part German? Also I love Glühwein 😍
She is German though 😉
Constanze Ge Opa is Greek.
Nice hair color for the season.. lippie too
It isn’t Christmas until I have gluhwein.
Remember when you were going to give us an in-depth look of how to plan a vegan wedding? What happened to that
We got the opportunity to write a cookbook, and that took over our entire life.
officially of age so TIME TO DRINKKKK (responsibly)
Noelle H. *irr* esponsibly