Mulled wine/Spiced wine, an Europe winter/holiday time warm beverage made with red wine and brandy along with various mulling spices.
This warm beverage is so perfect for holiday season as it looks and tastes very festive with all the mulled spices, very simple to make and so satisfying! It is very easy to make, you just simmer all the ingredients for 10-15 minutes and you have a a holiday drink ready for the crowd!
This is one my and hubs favorite winter drinks! We like to sit by our fireplace and enjoy a glass or two of mulled wine!! Hope you like it as much as we do!
Happy and Healthy Eating!!
Mulled Wine
Mulled wine/Spiced wine, an Europe winter/holiday time warm beverage made with red wine and brandy along with various mulling spices.
Servings 12
Ingredients
- 2 750 ml Red Wine Bottles preferred Cabernet Sauvignon
- ½ cup Brandy
- ¼ cup Maple Syrup
- ¼ cup Orange Juice
- 2 sticks Cinnamon
- 4 Peppercorns
- 4 Cloves
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 1 inch Freshly Sliced Ginger
- 2 Star Anise
- 1 Freshly Sliced Orange
- 1 cup Fresh Cranberries
- 1 Large Spring Rosemary
- 1 tbsp Orange Zest
Garnishing
- ½ cup Fresh Cranberries
- 1 Sliced oranges
- 2-4 Small Springs Rosemary
- 4-6 Orange Peels
Sweet Glass Rim
- 1 Sliced Orange
- 1 tbsp Raw Sugar
- 1 tsp Crumbly Nutmeg Powder
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients except the garnishing ingredients in a big pot.
- Start bringing it to boil, as soon as you see the wine boiling, bring the heat down to low and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes.
- Wet the glass rim with orange slice, and dip the glass rim in the mixture of sugar and nutmeg powder. Let it dry for a minute or two.
- Pour it out hot or warm in the prepared glasses with choice or garnishing! Straining the mulled wine is optional, depending on one's preference!
