German Holiday Drink, "Gluhwein"

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By Selena Parisher
@sjparisher

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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Serves:

However many people can drink a 1.5 liter bottle of wine!

Ingredients

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1 1/2 l: 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 c: sugar

How to Make German Holiday Drink, "Gluhwein"

Step-by-Step

1Combine 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!*
2Continue to heat slowly so the flavors can mingle and infuse the wine.
3When ready to drink, strain the heated wine into a large pitcher, pour into coffee mugs.
4If you don't have a zester, you can put slices of the lemon and orange in the mix instead.