Hot Mulled Wine

  4.9 – 13 reviews  

My grandmother’s dish is usually a success at gatherings, especially on chilly, windy days. I typically use a slow cooker to keep it warm. Burgundy or claret can be used.

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Servings: 9
Yield: 9 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 ½ cups boiling water
  2. ½ cup white sugar
  3. ¼ lemon
  4. 8 whole cloves
  5. 1 (3 inch) cinnamon stick
  6. 1 (750 milliliter) bottle claret wine
  7. 1 pinch ground nutmeg

Instructions

  1. Stir water and sugar together in a saucepan until sugar dissolves. Add lemon, cloves, and cinnamon stick; bring mixture to a boil and cook until flavors combine, about 10 minutes. Strain and return water mixture to the saucepan; discard lemon, cloves, and cinnamon stick.
  2. Stir claret wine into water mixture; heat until hot but not boiling, 5 to 10 minutes. Serve flecked with nutmeg.

Reviews

Lori Martin
This recipe made absolutely delicious mulled wine. I served it to friends and they loved it. The suggestion to leave it warming in a crock pot made it so easy for people to serve themselves.
Michael Bailey
Love it. Had it for the first time back in London during Christmas time.. had to try making it at home
Jessica Smith
I’ve made this recipe many times for winter parties, and it always gets lots of compliments. Easy and delicious!
Joseph Dixon
I have made this several times. I make the spiced syrup ahead and store it in a mason jar. When guests arrive I warm up a cup of wine with about 1/4 cup of syrup, or adjust to individual taste, and microwave till warm about 30 to 40 seconds. Delicious and so warming after coming in from the cold. Thank you for submitting this recipe.
Nathan Mason
Followed the recipe, used a cabernet instead of the claret. Delicious!
Ashley Mcdaniel
Instead of a cup and a half of water, I boiled one cup of water, added the sugar, then added a cup of orange juice. I also tossed in about 1/3 of an orange and a few slices of granny smith apple.
Anthony Neal
I added one star anise and three cardamom, and then kept it warm in a small crock pot. I made it for my holiday book club and everyone loved it!
Joseph Hammond
I did not follow this recipe, but my results were outstanding. First I made a simple syrup of half sugar, half filtered water. I would suggest that if you have a blender or Magic Bullet, you can dissolve the sugar faster in that. Then I brought the simple syrup ( one cup white sugar, one cup water) to a boil, and turned down the heat low. I did not want to invest in expensive whole cloves or whole cinnamon, and I had ground on hand. I put in half a lemon, sliced thin, and one quarter teaspoon each of the cloves and cinnamon. Covered saucepan and simmered ten minutes. Added two cups Carol Rossi Paisano wine; this is inexpensive, mild and has a decent body. I took one taste, and knew I had to make more.
Diane Thomas
I made it once and was pleased. I plan to make it again and hang little candy canes on the side of each cup. WHOOPIE!!
Richard Andrews
Delicious!!
Jennifer Jones
It was a little heavy on the cloves for me but hubby thought it was good. I personally think it needed more lemon but it was still good and it warmed me up on this cold day.
Marvin Johnson
I just made this. I used a bottle of Rare Red which was under 10 dollars. It tastes to me like a sweeter Cabernet with a medium dryness. I don’t like too many cloves, so I only used 6. I also used a 4th of a ruby red grapefruit because I was out of lemons. In addition to this, I also added 2 cardamom pods and a star anise both of which had the shells broken open prior to adding to the pot. It turned out great, and my apartment smells incredible. Thank You!
William Fleming
yummy

 

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