mulled wine recipe?

LameWolf

Vegetable soup AND mulled wine? Shame you're not closer to Concrete Cow Country, or I'd be round to yours for supper!:D

LegalBlonde

maybe i have never had a nice recipe but i really don't like mulled wine. i heard michael mcintyre saying the other day that if it was nice we would have it all year round "tea, coffee, hot wine?" so it can't be that nice. my OH says that is how he feels about mince pies and xmas puddings!!

LegalBlonde

bah humbug to me - that ^^^ was a bit scrooge mcduck wasn't it??? sorry if it sounded short!!!

BitterAndTwisted

Eh, we only drink it at Christmas but our friends sur le continent quaff it all winter long. Why do you think they're all so good-natured when the weather's so sh!te?

Reverbe

Good luck with this. I love mulled wine. To me it is a seasonal item so shame it vanishes from shelves after Xmas. Am gonna try to make my own this year as I cannot afford to do my usual stocking up.. problem I always find is the price of red wine now. You used to be able to get a bottle for £2.80 if not less. Now it is hard to find any bottle under £4.

sandy2_2

this is my tried and tested recipe
MULLED WINE

½ pint water
4 oz. Sugar
4 cloves
2 inch stick cinnamon
2 lemons
1 bottle wine
1 orange

Boil water, sugar and spices together. Add the lemons, stir and leave to stand for 10 minutes. Pour back into the saucepan and add red wine. Heat but do not boil. Strain the wine into a bowl and serve hot, decorated with orange and lemon slices. Makes about 1 ½ pints

Sandy

ragz_2

I made mulled wine this year to give as gifts to my DH's customers, then made another 4 bottles today for us. Used the same basic recipe as those mentioned above BUT I like to give my mulled wine an extra warming kick - chopped fresh chillies and/or dried chilli flakes. Really warms you up though you need a little more sugar in the recipe to compensate. I actually didn't realise you could buy mulled wine already done lol

fuddle

What kind of red wine would one suggest for making mulled wine. I made it last year was disgusting. I want to do it but want to do it well. Any help appreciated.

morganlefay

Please has anyone got a recipe for mulled cider ? I would prefer to do it with 'real' spices not a sachet, and what sort of cider do you use ? (I drink the really expensive stuff on the rare occasions when I do, but imagine I could use those big cheap bottles for mulling ?) But do you add any sort of spirit to beef it up a bit ? I have a bottle of Calvados OH was given but I'm not using that !!!

littlemissmoneypenny

:snow_grin Looking for a foolproof mulled wine recipe please. I've never made it before so don't have a clue where to start. Any suggestions for what kind of wine to use also welcome! :xmastree::xmassign::snow_laug:santa2: