Mulled Wine (5 Viewers)

[Optimus Prime]

I love lemonade and I think this sounds great but I am SUPER skeptical about the cloves (which I hate) and the peppercorns.

I’d leave them out

I hate caraway seed, and for a long time if I saw a recipe with them I’d say ‘nope’ and move before before it occurred that I could just not use them

 

[Madmarsha]

I’d leave them out

I hate caraway seed, and a long time if I saw a recipe with them I’d say say ‘nope’ and move before before it occurred that I could just not use them

Totes. But, still, I always wonder when I do stuff like that is wonder maybe I'm wrong and it'd be missing something. But it's not like I'm going to make 2 different batches and compare. Anyway, I do want to try this.

 

[Dago]

2 glasses of cognac?

What is that in cups or ounces?

Good question. That isn't the recipe I followed. I'd either find a more detailed one or add to taste

It came out very good IMO but it definitely got people buzzed more than I thought it would lol

I figure ginger ale would make a good substitute for the champagne if that is a bit too much booze

 

[buzd]

Good question. That isn't the recipe I followed. I'd either find a more detailed one or add to taste

It came out very good IMO but it definitely got people buzzed more than I thought it would lol

I figure ginger ale would make a good substitute for the champagne if that is a bit too much booze

Yeah it’s the champagne causing the booze problem.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Totes. But, still, I always wonder when I do stuff like that is wonder maybe I'm wrong and it'd be missing something. But it's not like I'm going to make 2 different batches and compare. Anyway, I do want to try this.

It is one of the favorite things I make and very unique

 

[Madmarsha]

Good question. That isn't the recipe I followed. I'd either find a more detailed one or add to taste

It came out very good IMO but it definitely got people buzzed more than I thought it would lol

I figure ginger ale would make a good substitute for the champagne if that is a bit too much booze

Or ginger beer maybe?

 

[Optimus Prime]

Not mulled wine (not heated) but I’ve made this several times a year for the last few years and have made it when we travel for Thanksgiving, always a big hit

1 (750 ml) bottle dry white wine, such as Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc
1 cup apple cider
½ cup brandy
½ cup pumpkin butter (or apple butter)
¼ cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup, using more or less to your taste
2 honeycrisp apples, sliced
2 blood oranges, sliced
1 cup pomegranate arils
3 cinnamon sticks
1 ½ (12 ounce) ginger beers
star anise, for garnish (optional)

How to Make​

1. In a large pitcher, combine all the ingredients except the ginger beer. Stir and then place in the fridge until chilled.

2. Before serving, add the ginger beer. Fill each glass with ice and pour the sangria over the ice. If desired top with more ginger beer.

Drink up!

Thanksgiving Sangria.

My go-to Thanksgiving Sangria to kick off a night with family and friends...one of my favorite festive pitcher style drinks to serve up this November!

www.halfbakedharvest.com

 

[Optimus Prime]

Thank you for sharing all the recipes. My wife and I are going to try the one you posted last year - this weekend. It’s supposed to be dipping into the the 30s.

I don’t usually drink alcohol, but when I do, it’s delicious Ripple (tm) that I cook in my crockpot.

Did you make the wine?

 

[Paul]

Did you make the wine?

We did not. We ended up being away from home most of the weekend, getting in late each evening. We did get all the ingredients though and will make it tonight. If I’m still alive, I promise to provide an update later this evening.

 

[Paul]

Did you make the wine?

Update: it is delicious. Holy moly. Thank you again for sharing that recipe.

 

[0rion]

Not enough delicious miller lite being discussed in this drinking thread

 

[Optimus Prime]

Not enough delicious miller lite being discussed in this drinking thread

Polish mulled beer • Electric Blue Food - Kitchen stories from abroad

Polish mulled beer, grzane piwo, is a hot beer drink infused with honey and spices. Serve it with a slice of lemon on your holiday table!

electricbluefood.com

Have at it

Let us know how it turns out

 

[Optimus Prime]

Update: it is delicious. Holy moly. Thank you again for sharing that recipe.

Glad you liked it, did your wife like it too?

Once we left the crockpot on for hours and the mulled wine reduced down to a syrup

That was a happy accident

Syrup was great over ice cream, mixed in sprite, mixed in rum and coke

 

[Optimus Prime]

Making the first batch of the season this weekend

Torn between my tried and true or new recipe

 

[Madmarsha]

Been making this for years, love it

Mulled Lemonade

5 cups water divided
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup fresh lemon juice
3 cinnamon sticks
6 whole star anise
4 slices fresh ginger
4 pieces orange peel large
20 whole cloves
6 cracked green cardamom pods
1/2 teaspoon pink peppercorns

Instructions

Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Stir in the sugar and all pieces. Cover and allow the simple syrup to steep for at least 20 minutes. (The longer the better.)

Pour the syrup into a large pitcher. Then pour in the remaining 3 cups of water and lemon juice. Fill the pitcher with ice and stir.

Explain the slices of fresh ginger. Does this mean ginger root? How big? Peeled?