Mulled wine, also known as spiced wine, is an alcoholic drink usually made with red wine along with various mulling spices and sometimes raisins, served hot or warm. It is a traditional drink during winter, especially around Christmas.
Ingredients:
Unreplaceable
- 1 bottle wine (personal preference)
Fruit Selection
- whole orange
- half lemon
- whole apple
Spice Selection
- 20-30 clove 丁香
- 1-2 Bay Leaf 香叶
- 1 fennel seed 八角
- 1 stick cinnamon 桂皮
- 1 nutmeg 肉蔻
- sugar, (personal preference)
(Fruit and spice selection are only for example and reference, which can be changed slightly)
Tools：
- Small Pot
- (optional)Filter
Procedures:
- Wash and clean all the ingredients.
- Slice all the fruits. With lemon, keep zest and juice only.
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Add a whole bottle of wine in a small pot.
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Add all the prepared ingredients.
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Heat with small to medium fire only, while having small bubbling but not boiling.
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Add sugar according to your personal preference.
- (Optional) If you want to filter out the spices, you can do it when pouring out of the pot, or by using a wine decanter/carafe with filter.