german holiday drink, "gluhwein"

Name: German Holiday Drink, "Gluhwein"
Ingredients: 1 1/2 liter(s) bottle of red wine (i use merlot); 4 to 5 - cinnamon sticks; 10 - whole cloves; 1 - tangerine or mandarin orange (zest and juice); 1 - lemon (zest); 1 cup(s) sugar

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Selena Parisher

Wilmington, NC

Updated on Dec 18, 2011

This is a recipe I got from my German friend, Julie. It's very nice to sip on a cold evening...this will warm you right up! Pronounced "gloo-vine", though my boyfriend and I started jokingly calling it "Glooberwine" last year and it stuck :)

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Ingredients

1 1/2 liters bottle of red wine (i use merlot)
4 to 5 - cinnamon sticks
10 - whole cloves
1 - tangerine or mandarin orange (zest and juice)
1 - lemon (zest)
1 cup sugar

How To Make german holiday drink, "gluhwein"

Step 1

Combine all the ingredients in a large pot and heat slowly over low heat until steaming hot. *BUT DON'T LET IT COME TO A BOIL, OR THE ALCOHOL WILL COOK OUT, AND THAT'S NO FUN!*

Step 2

Continue to heat slowly so the flavors can mingle and infuse the wine.
Step 3

When ready to drink, strain the heated wine into a large pitcher, pour into coffee mugs.
Step 4

If you don't have a zester, you can put slices of the lemon and orange in the mix instead.
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