Glühwein
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Recipe type: Drinks
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup honey
  • 5 whole cloves
  • 2 cardamom pods
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup OJ
  • Rind of one orange
  • 750 ml red wine (one bottle, drinkable, but not expensive)
  • Golden rum
  • Glass type: mug
Instructions
  1. Add honey, spices, OJ, orange rind and water to a pot.
  2. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
  3. Simmer.
  4. Remove spices and rind from the syrup.
  5. Add a bottle of red wine to the newly spiced holiday syrup.
  6. Bring up to a simmer.
  7. Simmer mind you, not boil.
  8. Don't scorch your wine now.
  9. Hold!
  10. Hold!
  11. Hold!
  12. NOW!
  13. Ladle into mugs.
  14. Pleasantly warm, yes?
  15. Top with as much golden rum as you want to increase your festiveness (I like plenty, Alice prefers some, choose your adventure).
  16. Garnish with a fresh orange twist.
Recipe by The Drink Blog at https://thedrinkblog.com/gluhwein/