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SWEDISH MULLED WINE (GLOGG)



Swedish Mulled Wine (Glogg) image

One of the most interesting hot mulled wines is Swedish glogg (pronounced glook), a heady combination of red wine, sauternes and aquavit, enriched with raisins and almonds. Glogg is traditionally served in mugs with tiny spoons for eating the nuts and fruit. The recipe relies on a process called mulling. The term has the same root as our word mill (as in milling or grinding) and herein lies one of the secrets of holiday bartending. Whole spices, like cinnamon sticks, allspice berries, cardamom pods, blades of mace and whole nutmegs, have more flavor than pre-ground spices. Bruise seed spices, like cloves or cardamom, in a mortar and pestle or beneath a heavy skillet. Whole nutmegs should be freshly grated. Fresh ginger is so widely available, there is little excuse to use powdered.

Provided by Steven Raichlen

Time 25m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 bottles dry red wine
1 bottle sweet white wine, like sauternes or German spaetlese
1 lemon
1 orange
10 cloves
10 cardamom pods
3 cinnamon sticks
1 inch fresh ginger, thinly sliced
1 cup raisins
1 cup blanched almonds
1 cup sugar (or to taste)
1 tablespoon bitters
1 cup aquavit or vodka (optional)

Steps:

  • Combine wines in a large saucepan. Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest of citrus fruits. Squeeze fruits and add juice to wine. Tie up lemon peel, orange peel and spices in cheesecloth and add to wine. Add raisins, almonds and sugar.
  • Bring wine mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and gently simmer for 15 minutes, or until flavors are well blended and almonds are soft. Skim wine from time to time to remove any foam. Taste glogg and add sugar as necessary.
  • Just before serving, add bitters and aquavit or vodka. Ladle glogg into mugs or cups and provide each guest a spoon for eating the raisins and almonds.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 342, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 36 grams, Fat 6 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 13 milligrams, Sugar 27 grams, TransFat 0 grams

MOM'S GLUG



Mom's Glug image

Mmmmmmm is for Mom! I think Mom got this from her mother ("Grandma" Leona Puschak), but where she got it I have no clue. I always have these ingredients on hand (especailly in winter), if anyone gets sick...this is the best! And it tastes good too! I make a batch & drink it instead of tea & by the end of the batch...I'm feeling much better.

Provided by Kimmi Knippel (Sweet_Memories) @KimmiK

Categories     Hot Drinks

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/2 cup(s) rhine wine (white)
1 1/2 cup(s) water
1 cup(s) honey or sugar
1/4 cup(s) lemon juice
4 - black tea bags
2 can(s) mandarin oranges, undrained

Steps:

  • In a large pot, add rhine wine, water, sugar, juice from the mandarin oranges, honey & lemon juice, bring to boil; 3 - 4 minutes.
  • Add tea bags, let steep 10 - 15 minutes. Remove tea bags. Add mandarin oranges & let stand 10 minutes. Serve warm, drink all & you'll be "cured" or at least feel better! Can be reheated if need be.

GLöGG



Glögg image

Steeped in Swedish tradition, this spicy fruit drink gets its punch from red wine, brandy and vodka.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Beverage

Time 1h

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 13

10 whole cloves
7 cardamom pods, crushed
2 sticks cinnamon
1 piece (about 1/2 inch) gingerroot, if desired
2 cups water
10 whole blanched almonds, cut lengthwise in half
1 3/4 cups raisins
1 cup pitted large prune
1 orange, cut into fourths
2 bottles (750 ml each) dry red wine
1 3/4 cups brandy
1 1/3 cups vodka
1/3 cup sugar

Steps:

  • Tie cloves, cardamom pods and seeds, cinnamon and gingerroot in cheesecloth bag. Heat spice bag, water, almonds, raisins, prunes and orange to boiling in 4-quart Dutch oven; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 45 minutes.
  • Remove spice bag, prunes and orange. (Reserve prunes for eating if desired.) Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and heat over medium heat until mixture begins to bubble. Ladle almond half and a few raisins into each cup before filling with hot glögg.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 155, Carbohydrate 13 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 5 mg

OLD-FASHIONED SWEDISH GLOGG



Old-Fashioned Swedish Glogg image

My grandfather brought this recipe over from Sweden in 1921. We still use it today. God Jul.

Provided by Judy

Categories     Breakfast and Brunch     Drinks

Time 1h45m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 11

5 (750 milliliter) bottles port wine
1 (750 milliliter) bottle 100 proof bourbon whiskey
1 (750 milliliter) bottle white rum
3 whole cardamom pods, cracked
1 small cinnamon stick
4 whole cloves
1 (3 inch) strip of orange peel
1 (8 inch) square of cheesecloth
¾ cup white sugar
1 (15 ounce) package dark raisins
1 (6 ounce) package blanched slivered almonds

Steps:

  • Heat the port wine over medium heat until just below the simmer point in a large stockpot with a lid. Add bourbon and rum, and bring back to just below simmering. Save the bottles and their caps for storing leftover glogg.
  • While the wine and liquors are heating, place the cardamom, cinnamon stick, cloves, and orange peel onto the center of the square of cheesecloth. Gather together the edges of the cheesecloth, and tie with kitchen twine to secure.
  • When mixture is very hot but not boiling, carefully light it with a long-handled match. Wearing a heatproof cooking mitt, carefully pour the sugar into the flames, and let the mixture burn for 1 minute. Put the lid on the stockpot to extinguish the flames, and turn off the heat. Let the mixture cool, covered, for about 10 minutes; add the cheesecloth bundle of spices and the raisins and almonds to the warm wine mixture and let it cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
  • Strain the cooled glogg and reserve the raisins and almonds.
  • To store, pour strained glogg into the bottles, recap, and keep upright in a cool dark place for up to 1 year. Refrigerate the steeped raisins and almonds in a covered bowl or jar for up to 1 year.
  • To serve, pour glogg into a saucepan and warm over low-medium heat until hot but not simmering, about 5 minutes. Ladle 3 ounces of warmed glogg into a small coffee cup or small Swedish-style glogg mug, and garnish each serving with a few reserved raisins and almonds.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 161.6 calories, Carbohydrate 10.4 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1.5 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 4.4 mg, Sugar 7.2 g

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