By Lia Sanders on 16/12/14 3:00 PM
We’ve had British mulled wine, Scandinavian glogg and now we bring you the drink that – thanks to the near ubiquity of Christmas markets – most of us will be gulping down this winter: German gluhwein. Popular with Austrian and German skiers, it is just the ticket after a cold day outside. While it may lack the kick of glogg, some people like to add a shot of rum to their drink of gluhwein – but we’ll leave that to your discretion.
Easy peasy gluhwein (Makes roughly 800ml)
Ingredients
750ml dry red wine
100ml water
3-4 tbsp sugar, depending on taste
Half a lemon, sliced
3 cloves
3 cardamom pods
1 star anise
1 cinnamon stick
Method
Throw everything into a heavy bottom saucepan and heat over a high flame, reduce the temperature after a minute or so and allow to simmer, without boiling, for 1-2 hours. Portion out – it should be enough for 4 – or set aside to cool a little, remove the ingredients and bottle for use in a week or two. Remember to serve in mugs or glasses that have been warmed in hot water as cold glasses will break.
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