Although the word mulled wine is relatively new (it comes with Swedish glögg), so has the tradition of warm, spiced wine goes back a long way. Already in the antiquity well-known greeks to sweet and spice wine. Under the inspiration of the French brulôt began in the 17. century to serve warm the cognac with melted sugar. Later was the cognac is replaced with wine, and the drink came to look similar to today’s mulled wine more and more.
It was only toward the end of the 19. century, that mulled wine was a christmas tradition. No one knows anymore how it happened, but probably it was a hot and sweet drink are welcome at the midwinter. The tradition was helped on its way by enterprising business people, and around the year 1900 found Swedish spritfabrikanter to provide gløggflaskerne with colorful labels with christmas elves and other christmas figurines. Today is mulled wine in many varieties – with or without alcohol – has become a staple of most people’s ideas about christmas. There appears also more and more finished gløggprodukter up on the market. Unfortunately, there is a tendency to the formulated mulled wine becomes sweeter and sweeter, which is a great contrast to the mulled wine to get the southern in Europe. Furthermore, more manufacturers, less wine and more water, which certainly doesn’t make a wine better. Let’s hope there comes a response so we can get a better quality mulled wine back without near as much sugar.
the Shops place on the market in big style mulled wine. We have tested the different:
Blossa Vinglögg.
Made at a Swedish original recipe over 100 years old. Extremely intense in the aroma. Very spicy and reasonably sweet wine. Nellikerne tastes through clearly, but otherwise nicely seasoned. Medium aftertaste but slightly watery. For the price of the order.
alcohol content: 10%
Can be purchased in different supermarkets for approx. 50 kr.
Coop mulled Wine.
Made in the south african wine and rum, but also added a lot of water and sugar. A little subtle in the aroma but intense in flavor which the particular rom and the intense sweetness dominates. Miss more vinfornemmelse. Appears more like rum, water, spices with added wine. It does not work.
alcohol content: 14,5.
it Can be purchased at Kvickly to 50 kr.
malene’s Rødvins mulled Wine.
A very mild and easy mulled wine with added blueberries, which gives a slightly different frugtigt expression. Lots of spices and light alcohol. Very sweet. For those who prefer a light fruity wine without too many percentages.
alcohol content: 10.
it Can be purchased from Irma to 79,50 kr.
malene’s Rødvins mulled Wine Cherries
A mild and light mulled wine with added kirsebærkoncentrat. Slightly spicy with a subdued alcohol. Nice balanced sweetness. Slightly neutral, however. Tapped for more than 1 year ago and it seems a little tired. Miss the freshness.
alcohol content: 10.
it Can be purchased from the MENY for 79 kr.
the Principle of mulled Wine with rum.
the BEST mulled WINE
Cloves in the aroma. Concentrated and you sense the alcohol. Very vinous with lots of spices, romsmagen can be sensed. The sweetness of a slightly dominant. But nice rom with a long warm finish.
alcohol content: 15
it Can be purchased at the Supermarket for 59 kr. ½ Liter
Løgismose Æblegløgg.
non-Alcoholic mulled wine. Well you can discuss whether it is mulled wine, tastes like apple juice with added spices, which it essentially is. Not overly spicy but the wine has nice intensity.
alcohol content: 0
it Can be purchased from Net to 20 kr.
malene’s Hvidvins mulled Wine.
A white wine made of white wine and apple juice with spices. Intensely spicy in the nose. The freshness from the apples and citronsyren works well and provides a nice contrast to the spices. A bit of sweetness. A different and exciting alternative to the traditional mulled wine.
alcohol content: 10.
it Can be purchased from the MENY for 79 kr.
Alternatively, you can try with his own mulled wine. Here is an inspiration for my own recipe.
3 dl. red wine
2 dl. port
250 g brown sugar
3 cinnamon sticks
the Grated peel of an orange
1 tsp. whole allspice
1 tsp. grated ginger
8 whole cloves
4 kardemommekapsler
1,5 dl. dark rum
0.5 dl. Vodka or schnapps
red Wine, brown sugar and spices is heated up to approx. 70 degrees but do not boil. The sugar should melt and it should stand over the heat approx. 10 min. Then cool it a bit, after which the port wine and rum added. The essence poured now on a opbevaringsglas and placed in the refrigerator approx. 1 week and draws.
After a week sies spices and vodka or schnapps added. Now is the essence ready. Raisins can possibly. add the stands and draw in the essence.
When you have a mulled wine takes but then 1 part essence, 5-6 parts of red wine and heat it, but do not boil. Raisins and almonds may be added.
