The season has opened – here are just five recipes for mulled wine

Once the wet and cold season arrives, everyone suddenly feels the need to stand outside and enjoy sweet, vaguely alcoholic hot drinks. Preferably at the Christmas market.

It’s freezing cold there, you freeze your feet off – that’s why you buy an overpriced syrup (which they sell you as mulled wine). But this is quickly buried because some clumsy Christmas market visitor is unaware of the size of his thick down jacket… remember me: What is the appeal of Christmas markets again?

Ah, I digress. You can also drink mulled wine elsewhere. like at home. Yes, you can perfectly enjoy this winter drink in the comfort of your own four walls. hygge that’s what the Danes call it when you make yourself comfortable in the house in winter. With lots of booze. With a lot glogg.

But I’m already anticipating – here are five mulled wine recipes for the cold season:

First proof for a drink similar to mulled wine comes from 2nd century Rome. The oldest surviving recipe can be found in “The Forme of Cury”, a medieval English cookbook from the year 1390: cinnamon, ginger, galangal, cloves, pepper, nutmeg, marjoram, cardamom and grains of paradise are ground together and then mixed with red wine and sugar mixed.

Late 18th century at the latest Mulled wineMulled wine, vin chaud, glogg and associates based in their respective cultural areas. The oldest German-language recipe dates back to 1843. The ingredients are similar to modern recipes (with the interesting addition of saffron).

But now for more recent recipes:

Yes, it also works with white wine. hop!

The Scandinavian variant for those who are a little bit hygge in your live want.

The Grand Marnier makes the difference! Definitely try it!

In addition to mulled wine, another staple of the Christmas season: cranberries. Logically, the two go perfectly together! With the addition of a small port anyway.