Most of the Christmas markets are canceled this year.
Make yourself comfortable at home with a delicious mulled wine - but not in the standard version, but as a cool drink.
Due to the corona, the
Christmas
markets can
not take place
this year
.
But that doesn't mean that you have to go without
Christmas treats and drinks
.
You have various options for enjoying mulled wine * at home: You can buy ready-made mulled wine in the supermarket and warm it up at home.
But you can also make
mulled wine completely yourself
: It's not difficult, but the result tastes a lot more aromatic than the purchased variant.
Make mulled wine yourself: you have to pay attention to this
It is best to use a
strong, fruity red wine or white wine
.
The most important are the
spices
: for example cloves, vanilla pods, ginger, nutmeg, cardamom and cinnamon sticks.
You can even leave these ingredients in the wine overnight so that it
absorbs
the
flavors
completely.
It gets even fruity with
orange slices or raisins
.
If you like it sweeter, you can use
honey or brown sugar
.
Also important to know: Never cook mulled wine - the alcohol evaporates from 78 degrees and the delicate fruit aroma is lost.
Also read:
Mulled wine from the kettle - does it
really work?
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This is how mulled wine can also be made at home
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So far, so classic.
But are you looking for a modern, fresh drink for the run-up to Christmas?
How practical that we have an idea:
mulled wine spritz or “mulled spritz”
.
It comes as a
chilled drink
.
Which is probably even more pleasant, since you will enjoy the cocktail at home rather than outside in the cold.
Also interesting:
you only need three ingredients for this delicious egg punch recipe.
Mulled wine spritz, the cool Christmas cocktail - you need these ingredients
Quantities for 1 glass:
4-5 ice cubes (depending on glass size)
100 ml cold mulled wine
100 ml Prosecco
1 dash of grenadine syrup
1 shot of sparkling mineral water
1 orange slice
How to make mulled wine spritz yourself: the perfect drink for the pre-Christmas period at home
The preparation is almost self-explanatory.
Put
all the ingredients in a glass
- preferably a pot-bellied wine glass - and stir gently.
If you like, you can also
sweeten
the drink with a little
cinnamon syrup
or
hang
a
candy cane on the glass
as a decoration
.
Cold mulled wine
may sound strange at first, but
just give
this
tangy mulled wine cocktail a
try.
It tastes fantastic and is so easy to make.
Bottom up!
(mad) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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