How to Make Appetizing Mulled Spiced Wine Gluhwein

Mulled Spiced Wine Gluhwein.

You can have Mulled Spiced Wine Gluhwein using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Mulled Spiced Wine Gluhwein

1. Prepare 3/4 cup of water or orange juice.
2. You need 3/4 cup of white sugar (or less to taste).
3. You need 1 of cinnamon stick.
4. It's 1 of orange.
5. It's 1 of lemon.
6. Prepare 10 of whole cloves or 1 tablespoon ground.
7. Prepare 5 of cardamom pods or quarter teaspoon ground (optional).
8. You need 1 of bottle (750 ml) red wine, i.e. Cabernet souvignion.
9. You need 1/2 cup of brandy or rum (optional).
10. You need 1 of coffee or tea filter bag.

Mulled Spiced Wine Gluhwein instructions

1. Remove zest from lemon and orange using peeler in wide strips. Place zest in large saucepan..
2. Juice lemons and oranges and add juice to the pan. Add additional juice to equal about 3/4-1 cup in pan..
3. Place cloves and cardamom in small cheese cloth or filter, tie tightly with butchers twine and add to saucepan..
4. Add sugar, water, cinnamon sticks, place the pan over high heat and bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar..
5. Reduce heat to low and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is reduced by about one-third, about 20 minutes..
6. And the red wine and brandy, stir to combine, and bring just to a simmer. Don't let it boil..
7. Remove from the heat and remove and discard the spice bundle before serving..