Mulled wine recipes and tips

topmanamillion

I've had mulled wine a few times at friends' houses and at markets but this is my first year making it.

My plan at the moment is to boil sugar and some wine first to make a syrup then add in the rest of the wine. I'll add cinnamon and nutmeg and some orange peel and some cloves. Then when it warms (not boils) I'll serve.

Anyone any tips and suggestions? How do you make yours? I've heard cheap red wine is best.

Merry Christmas

odyssey06

You should probably pickup a bottle of Gluhwein which ALDI\LIDL usually have in stock this time of year for 6e - 7e and see if it's worth the hassle of making the mulled wine yourself... Realistically, you'll be looking at 5e - 6e for even 'cheap' red wine. Maybe 4e if you take a chance on ALDI's Baron St Jean.

ian_m

I've not used them but you can buy sachets in Dunnes with the right amount of ingredients contained in a 'teabag'.

I used the slow cooker a few years back. Left it on low for the day. Worked out well with a cheap bottle of red.

nosietoes

The idea of sugar/wine to make a syrup is perfect (and something most ppl only come to after loads of mulled wine making). We use less than half a bottle of wine for this part & add 1 and the rest of the 1st bottle. I would put the spices into this initial syrup in order to get a good extraction. Use whole spices - cinnamon stick, cloves, star anise, cardamom pods and orange peel. When you warm the wine up with the syrup add whole orange. We put a small bit of brandy into each glass before pouring over mulled wine too!

the beer revolu

OP, sounds like you have it covered really.
Just add sugar a bit at a time and taste, taste taste.

I'd echo everything nosietoes says too.

Use cheap wine but one you'd actually drink.