![]() However, the mulled pomegranate juice was just so delicious, with so many similarities with mulled wine that I just decided to serve the pomegranate juice on its own as a non-alcoholic mulled winter warmed alternative. I originally created this recipe in an attempt to make a kind of mulled pomegranate gin and prosecco cocktail. Mulled pomegranate juice is something revolutionary, i’m telling you now. Ladle into heat proof glasses, Garnish with orange wheels, speared with cloves and a cinnamon stick.Allow the mix to simmer for 5 minutes, or until the wine is hot enough to serve, but not boiling.Have a taste, want a sweeter wine? add more sugar. At this point you can adjust the recipe to suit your own preference. Add the rest of the wine to the pan, Reduce the heat to low/medium.This process of only adding part of the wine first will draw out more of the spice flavours without having to reduce alcohol content to much.Once the sugar has dissolved, allow it to simmer for 5 minutes, This will create a mulled wine syrup as a base before we add the rest of the wine.Add enough wine to cover the sugar and bring to a boil whilst stirring to dissolve the sugar.Cut the vanilla pod lengthwise to release the vanilla beans, then add the whole thing to the pan.Toast on a medium heat for 5 minutes then add the orange juice, orange peels and sugar. Add the cloves, cinnamon sticks, star anise and half the nutmeg grated to a pan.The juice from the orange you have just peeledġ) Add the cloves, cinnamon sticks, star anise and half the nutmeg grated to a pan. Oh, and for the full printable recipe card, just keep on scrolling to nearer the bottom of this page. So year after year you can look forward to your very own mulled wine recipe. After Christmas is done and over with, fold your recipe up all neatly and nicely then tuck it away for next year. Then enjoy your own signature mulled wine recipe all month long. Use it as a base but then change it to create your own speciality mulled wine recipe. Add more of one ingredient if you preferred it, add less of another if you didn’t. ![]() After, make notes on what you thought of it. So my recommendation? Use the below recipe to make your mulled wine. However, as I previously mentioned the beauty of making mulled wine yourself, is that you have full control over what you put in it and what it tastes like. I’ve done the hard part for you and tried and tasted all the variations of mulled wine I could find (you’re welcome) and came up with the below recipe. So remember that next time you have mulled wine (which will hopefully be after reading this) that you’re drinking a part of history as well as having your daily dose of middle age medicine. In the middle ages wine was healthier to drink than the water and added spices not only masked the flavour of bad wine but doubled up as a medicine. Because why waste wine? our ancestors would add spices and heat it up to mask the flavour of terrible or oxidised wine (Which is why it’s okay for us to use cheap, low quality wine as our mulled wine base). whether it's because of a bad harvest or the bottle has been open for a little too long, exposing it to the elements. The origins behind mulled wine goes as follows: Wine goes bad. ![]() I don’t blame them.īut it was the middle ages when mulled wine really took off. From the Ancient Greeks to the Roman empire, it seems that wherever wine has been made or enjoyed. Mulled Wine has been around for a very long time. Prefer your mulled wine on the sweeter side? Add more sugar. There's also the aspect of being able to change the flavour to your preferences. That way you have extra money for gingerbread men and chocolates. So instead of spending extra money on pre-mulled wine, just do it yourself. Seems as we will be changing the flavour, any old cheap bottle of red will do the job beautifully. You don’t have to break the bank with expensive wine to use as your base. Now if you're like me in the way that you get through a fair few bottles of mulled wine every winter, then making your own is a big saving. This specific recipe I’ve developed over the span of about 5 years serving it in multiple bars I’ve personally managed. So instead of spending a small fortune on bottles of overly sweet, under spiced mulled wine, you can just make your own! Either way, I figured it was only right to share my festive mulled wine recipe with you. Whether that makes me a mulled wine connoisseur or just an avid fan you be the judge. Truth be told, during December I can get through a fair few bottles of mulled wine.
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