Mulled wine is a drink of European origin. It is usually made from red wine, as well as with various spices and sometimes with raisins. It is served hot or warm and it can be alcoholic or nonalcoholic. Mulled wine is a traditional drink in winter, especially at Christmas.
Alcohol cocktail mulled wine from red wine with orange
Ingredients:
- orange - 2 pieces;
- lemon - 1 piece;
- powdered sugar - 150 g;
- cardamom - 5 inflorescences;
- cinnamon - 2-5 cm;
- nutmeg - 1 pinch;
- fruit red wine - 2 bottles;
- ginger wine - 150 ml.
Preparation
This recipe is for 8 servings. The first thing to do is to thoroughly wash the oranges and lemon, since after harvesting the fruit is processed with special preparations and wax for better preservation of the presentation. And we just need to make lemon and orange peel to make mulled wine.
So, juice of an orange and a peel of a lemon and an orange we connect in a saucepan with sugar and spices. Then add a little wine to cover the sugar and slowly heat it on the stove constantly stirring, after the sugar powder has dissolved boil for another 6-8 minutes until you get a thick syrup. Now pour in the remaining red and ginger wine, warm up, then turn off the heat and let it brew for fifteen minutes. If you do not have ginger wine, it's okay, you'll still get the mulled wine, because there is no clear recipe for mulled wine cocktail, so preparing this drink is always a creative process. Cut the second orange into slices, it will serve as a side dish or snack for your cocktail. Serve mulled wine in a hot two-hundred-glass glass with a handle.
White mulled wine
Ingredients:
- white semisweet wine - 500 ml;
- lemon - 2 pieces;
- orange - 4 pcs .;
- sugar - 6 tbsp. spoons;
- honey - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- cinnamon - 4 sticks;
- vanilla - 2 pods;
- nutmeg - 1 pinch;
- cloves - 4 pcs .;
- cardamom - 1 pinch;
- ginger - 1 teaspoon.
Preparation
This variant of non-standard white mulled wine should be prepared in advance, it takes time to brew and please you with a spicy taste. To begin with, as always carefully wash, not only once rinsing the fruit, not forgetting about the surface of the fruit processed by the chemicals. After that, also carefully wipe the towel dry. Rub zest of two lemons and two oranges, and then squeeze out the juice from all the fruits. Tsedra refreshes the cocktail and neutralizes excess sweetness. It is also necessary to prepare spices so that they better convey their fragrance to you. Smash the cinnamon, each stick for 3-4 parts, cut the vanilla pods along into two parts (the pods are better to choose dark and oily). Ginger can be used fresh instead of ground, you need it 3-5 centimeters. Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan and heat, but do not boil. Stir constantly until the sugar and honey dissolve completely. Then turn off the cooker cover the lid and leave it preferably until tomorrow. After that, strain the drink, and pre-heat before serving.
Home non-alcoholic mulled wine
Ingredients:
- grape juice - 650 ml;
- water - 150 ml;
- orange - 1 piece;
- lemon - 1 piece;
- apple - ½ pcs .;
- cinnamon - 1 stick;
- cardamom - 1 pinch;
- cloves - 3 pcs .;
- powdered sugar - 1/3 cup.
Preparation
Non-alcoholic mulled wine - this is generally an exception, as mulled wine in translation means hot wine. But still there are recipes for its preparation. Again, wash and dry fruit, and then rub zest on 2 tablespoons each, then squeeze out the juice of fruit. Cut the apple into slices, it will bestow its flavor, and break the cinnamon wand into three parts. All the ingredients in a saucepan and heat, do not boil, and just stirring, dissolve the powdered sugar. Now you can turn it off and cover it, letting it sit for five minutes. Serve necessarily hot.