How to make mulled wine at home? Where can I get a delicious recipe for making mulled wine at home? Let's deal with this drink and learn how to make it right according to the classic recipe, and do not forget that this drink is not only intoxicating, but also healing, it can be used as a remedy for colds, but first things first.
Attending various fairs or events on New Year's Eve, I increasingly come across fake varieties of this drink, which are passed off as truly real mulled wine, in fact, they taste like an ordinary drink made from ordinary cheap wine that can be bought in stores at the lowest prices. ... How to find out and how to cook mulled wine at home, what is required for a classic recipe? Let's figure it out.
What wine to choose for making delicious mulled wine?
Of course, many will unanimously say that making mulled wine at home requires very good wine, the more expensive and longer aging, the better. In fact, you are deeply mistaken, although I agree with you about the price of wine, but as for aging, in no case do we buy aged red wine for mulled wine.
Everything is very simple, aged wine, when heated, begins to release tannins, the taste of such a drink is immediately lost and becomes cloying, a real fan of classic drinks will not even drink it, but an ordinary person will not feel anything, although the difference will be obvious.
To prepare real mulled wine, I recommend taking a closer look in the store at just (recently) made table specimens, such wines, as a rule, have a very juicy and pronounced taste, this is what we need. In addition, the content of tamines here will be in a very low concentration. If you are versed in grapes, then we look at varieties such as: Dornfelder and Zweigelt.
With the wine sorted out, let's move on to the next step in the recipe for making mulled wine at home - spices!
What spices are needed when making mulled wine at home?
It is possible to translate the classic mulled wine recipe into reality at home, but if you follow one of my advice - never buy ready-made and ground spice mixtures, take everything separately and not ground, so the spices retain their taste and aroma much more than a pack of ground allspice.
Here you can add whatever you want, there are no strict proportions, there is only your taste and addiction, which will appear after trying several options for drinks. I recommend taking a closer look at these spices:
- cinnamon
- cloves,
- allspice,
- cardamom,
- orange peel
- some ginger
- and other favorite spices
Many people like to cook mulled wine at home with a predominance of the taste of sweetness, in this case everyone puts sugar, but I recommend that you slightly change your rules and look towards cane sugar, the effect will be breathtaking and completely different, unlike what you cooked before.
Well, and the very last thing I would like to advise you, before we move on to several recipes for making mulled wine at home - be sure to drink the drink hot or warm, we do not reheat it a second time, after reheating the taste and aroma will no longer be the same.
The recipe for homemade classic mulled wine.
We figured out which wine and spices are best for a delicious mulled wine recipe when preparing at home, so let's get down to business. What do we need?
Ingredients for making mulled wine at home:
- Red wine 1.5 liters
- Rum 350 - 400 ml
- Vanilla pod - 1pc. (cut into two parts across)
- Cinnamon - 1 stick
- Carnation - 5 pieces
- Anise - 5 pieces
- Orange - 1 piece
- Lemon - 1 piece
- Cardamom - 5 seeds
- Allspice - 5 peas
- Ginger - 1 small slice
- Raisins - 100 grams (no more)
- Cane sugar (brown) - 100 grams
After purchasing all the ingredients in the desired mass and quantity, mix everything completely and bring to a boil, as soon as the first bubbles appear (70 - 80 degrees), immediately remove from heat. Then close it tightly with a lid, you can also cover it with a warm cloth (blanket), and leave it for 30 minutes in a dark place. Here is a real classic mulled wine, which is easy to make at home.
By the way, if you want to get a soft drink for children, then the first two points are changed to juice (I recommend considering orange or apple juice).
Do not forget to experiment with the list of ingredients, for example, try adding an apple to these spices - you will get a drink with a spicy apple, such a drink is now more than in demand. Well, now everyone knows a delicious recipe for mulled wine at home. All you have to do is go to the store, choose the right ingredients and make mulled wine at home, which will be a very good option for the New Year holidays.
