How To Make Better Mulled Wine - Red & White!

red wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic red wine

💰Cheaper: white wine

Non-alcoholic versions provide a similar flavor profile.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with a unique flavor.

cinnamon sticks

🥗Healthier: ground cinnamon

💰Cheaper: cinnamon powder

Ground cinnamon is more accessible and still flavorful.

star anise

🥗Healthier: fennel seeds

💰Cheaper: anise extract

Fennel seeds mimic the flavor of star anise.

Pour 12 oz of red wine into a pot.

Dilute with 8 oz of water.

Add 4 tablespoons of sugar.

Throw in about 10 cloves and ground cinnamon to taste.

Slowly bring the mixture up to a simmer, stirring occasionally.

Pour into cups and garnish with a cinnamon stick and an orange wheel.

For the red wine version, pour 10 oz of red wine into a pot.

Add 3 oz of sweet vermouth and 6 oz of water.

Add 2.5 oz of demerara syrup.

Crush 2 g of cardamom, 1.6 g of ceylon cinnamon, and 1 g of dried allspice in a mortar and pestle.

Add the crushed spices to the mixture along with 6 g of orange peels.

Add 10 drops of saline solution.

Slowly bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally.

Once simmering, strain into cups and garnish with a star anise and an orange peel.

For the white wine version, pour 10 oz of white wine into a pot.

Add 3.5 oz of falernum liqueur and 6 oz of water.

Add 1.5 oz of honey syrup.

Crush 0.8 g of cloves and 2.5 g of cassia cinnamon in a mortar and pestle.

Add the crushed spices to the mixture along with 4.5 g of lemon peels.

Add 4 dashes of lemon bitters and 10 drops of saline solution.

Slowly bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally.

Once simmering, strain into cups and garnish with a lemon peel spiked with cloves.

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