I have had some interest in my last post concerning Glühwein. Here’s the recipe on how to make it. Make a big batch, invite friends over, and have a grand holiday time.
6 cloves
4 Tablespoons sugar cubes
Rum to pour over sugar
4 cups red wine (dry)
1 orange to zest
1 lemon to zest
3 cinnamon sticks
Pour red wine into a pot with the cinnamon, cloves and zest from the orange and lemon. Let it warm up (but don’t cook it, just warm it).
Put some kind of metal grate over the pot to place the sugar cubes on. Pour a little rum on the sugar and light on fire (be extremely careful please!!). Let the sugar drip into the wine. (If this seems too unsafe for you, just drop 4 tablespoons sugar into the wine mixture and add a dash of rum in).
Use a strainer and pour the Glüwein into cups and serve hot!
Hi.
I never had Gluhwein before, and decided to try this recipe last night.
It was REALLY great! My dad had Gluhwein before at a local restaurant, and he thought that my Gluhwein was much better!
Thank you so much for this great recipe!
Jaritha
(Bethlehem, South Africa)
I’m so glad your hair didn’t blow off! =)
What I absolutely love about Glüwein is when you have a family of winos like mine, it’s a great way to get rid of any leftover red. Can’t say I’ve ever seen rum used but it is definitely something I’d love to try.
Hi Roslynn,
What I love is that you can make it in huge batches. So easy for parties. I am actually looking forward to the cooler months already. I have a Glüwein party planned. Invite a lot of people over and have a grand time.
Sadly our cooler months are nearing an end, but come June next year I’ll be making a fresh batch
Roslynn, where are you located?
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What a fantastic recipe!!! The rum sets it off superbly! I used a reasonably decent cab sav and threw in a dash of grand marnier. My house now smells like an Austrian ski chalet
Have’t made it yet. I am assumeing use dark rum not white rum.
Hi Jon,
Yes, use dark rum
What would the average alcohol content be?