Mulled wine is really setting up the mood for Christmas. Since I have lived in East of France, I cannot have any Christmas without any of those. Every year I browse the Alsacian Christmas market in search of my holly drink.
Last week end it was not in Alsace I was but Notting Hill, London and I was looking at the stands of the flee market in Portobello street I got really interested in a pop up stand selling mulled ciders and berry mulled wine.
The berries bring sweetness to the drink. I added also in my version of this drink apples, brandy and home made blueberry drink from this summer.)![IMG_20151211_104146[1]](https://franceinmyplate.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/img_20151211_1041461.jpg?w=723)
Recipe :
- a bottle of Wine ( Bordeau )
- berries ( blueberries & raspberries )
- a spoon of Port Wine
- a spoon of blueberry sirup
- 2 sticks of cinnamon
- 50 grams of brown sugar
- 3 cloves of anis star
- an apple cut in pieces
- 1 vanilla pod
- orange peeling
- the juice of an orange
- Add of the fruits and spices to the wine and warm gently.
Enjoy 🙂
I love these warm winter wines! It smells so christmas in the house when you make it. And much better than the Norwegian gløgg, far too sweet for me 😉
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I think the gløgg sold sold in the shops in Norway is a bit of a shame. It tastes more sirup than anything . I tastes homemade gløgg at a friends home ad this one was very similar to the one in Germany/ East of France.
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Homemade is of course the best! I made gluhwien a lot in the Netherlands, I think it is more spiced than the norsk gløgg. So for me it is better with a bit more spices than sugar. Next time I will definitly try your mulled wine 😊
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yep. Its nice to change a bit sometimes. I love to play around with spices and try some new things.
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