A Perfect Christmas Drink
This is the BEST, most comforting drink you could possibly have in the winter months – Danish gløgg, also known as mulled wine. It’s delicious, warm, and really embodies the Danish concept of “hygge.” For us, gløgg always conjures up fond memories of family gathered together at Christmastime, eating æbleskiver and drinking gløgg. With plenty of variations, from Sweden, to Norway, Germany, and Russia, it’s truly a classic!
Tips & Tricks
Our recipe includes alcohol – red wine and rum – but you could make it non-alcoholic by using a red juice, like cranberry. Also, it’s a super customizable recipe, so if you don’t have a certain spice, don’t worry! Just toss whatever you have in a pot, simmer with some water, adjust depending on the taste, and you’ll be golden! The only thing that’s non-negotiable is serving it with slivered almonds and raisins. We hope you enjoy – leave any comments or questions down below!
Gløgg (Mulled Wine)
Ingredients
- One bottle (750ml) of red wine
- 10 cardamom pods
- 15 black peppercorns
- 3-4 cinnamon sticks
- 5 star anise
- 25 whole cloves
- 100 grams (1/2 cup) brown sugar
- Zest/peel from one orange
- Juice from one orange
- 360 ml (1 1/2 cups) water
- 113 grams (1/2 cup) raisins
- Rum
- Slivered almonds
Instructions
- A few hours before serving, add raisins to a glass and cover with rum (we don’t measure an exact amount) to let them soak.
- Combine all of your spices, sugar, orange peel, orange juice, and water in a saucepan over low heat.
- Stir until the sugar dissolves; then let your mixture simmer for around an hour to an hour and a half, keeping it covered. You can add more water if needed as well.
- Strain your extract. If you aren’t making the gløgg right away, you can store your extract in a bottle in the fridge. Use within a week.
- Add a bottle of wine to a large pot. Add your extract, the raisins, and whatever rum is leftover in the glass you soaked your raisins in. Make sure to combine everything in the pot before you turn on the stove – it can be dangerous to pour alcohol into pots if you have a gas stove with a flame.
- Heat your wine mixture until it is just hot enough – you don’t want to boil off the alcohol. Once the edges start to bubble, it should be ready!
- Add slivered almonds to the bottom of your mugs. Ladle your wine and raisins into the mugs. Enjoy!
