Glögg

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 bottle Dry red wine

  (semi-dry will also be okay, but don't go for sweet)
• 3 oz Aquavit or other high proof spirit

  (Aquavit or Schnapps for those who want to keep it traditional. But Vodka or Dark Rum (my favorite) are good options, too.)
• 4 sticks Cinnamon
• 10 pods Green cardamom
• 15 Cloves
• 5 slices Orange
• Orange peel
• 2 oz Fine sugar

Instructions

• 1 Pour the Aquavit into a jar and add two cinnamon sticks, five cardamom pods,
  five cloves, and the orange peel. Let it sit for a day, or better for five days.
  If your Glögg party is on short notice, a few hours will do, too.
• 2 Then, pour the Aquavit together with the wine and remaining spices in your pot.
  Add all remaining spices, the orange slices, and the sugar. Now warm up to
  approx. 180°F (80°C) and stir your mixture until the sugar fully dissolves. Keep
  it on low heat for about 10-15 minutes. Be careful not to boil the content as
  that would cause the alcohol to evaporate.
• 3 Now, use your stainer and the second pot to remove all spices and fruit remains.
• 4 Serve in a glass cup with raisins and blanched slivered almonds.
• 5 By the way, the spices above also make a beautiful Glögg Syrup, a variation of
  our Christmas-Glühwein-syrup
  [https://cocktail-society.com/barkeeping/christmas-syrup/].

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