Best Saintly Scandinavian Glogg Mulled Wine Recipes

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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

SAINTLY SCANDINAVIAN GLOGG (MULLED WINE)



Saintly Scandinavian Glogg (Mulled Wine) image

Glögg -- pronounced more or less like glooog and meaning roughly "glow" -- is a sweet mulled wine made with spices, claret (red wine), port, and brandy. Glogg is a traditional beverage for Christmas Eve as well as Scandinavian celebrations of Pagan origin, such as Walpurgisnacht. Glögg served as an oblation for the Nordic gods to ensure good fortune for the whole household. It is the perfect cold-weather drink, warming the body and soul from the inside out.

Provided by Sasha Kamen @roaming

Categories     Hot Drinks

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 - 1.5 liter bottle dry red wine
1 - 1.5 liter bottle american port
1 - 750 ml bottle brandy
- about 10 inches total cinnamon sticks
15 - cardamom seed pods or 1 tsp. whole cardamom seeds
24 - whole cloves
- peel of one orange
1/2 cup(s) dark raisins
1 cup(s) whole blanched almonds
2 cup(s) sugar

Steps:

  • Crack the cardamom seed pods open by placing a pod on the counter and laying a butter knife on top of it. With the palm of your hand, press on the knife. It will crack it open so the flavors of the seeds can escape. You can leave the seeds in the pods once they are cracked.
  • Pour the red wine and port into a stainless-steel or porcelain kettle. Do not use an aluminum or copper pot since these metals interact with the wine and brandy to impart a metallic taste. Add the cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, orange peel, raisins, and almonds. Cover and bring to a simmer.
  • Put the sugar in a pan and soak it with half the brandy. Warm over medium-low heat and stir occasionally until it becomes a clear, golden syrup and all the sugar is dissolved. Let it simmer for about 15 minutes until the tiny bubbles become large burbles.
  • Add the sugar syrup to the spiced wine mix. Cover and let it simmer over low heat for an hour.
  • Strain to remove the spices, almonds, and raisins. You can serve your glögg immediately or bottle it in clean used wine or whiskey bottles. May be "aged" for up to two months.
  • To serve glögg, warm it gently in a saucepan over a low flame or crockpot. Serve it in a mug and garnish with a strip of fresh orange peel, twisted over the mug to release the oils.

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

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