Gluehwein is a German/Austrian winter-holiday drink that most tourists know as an apres-ski drink. After you come in out of the snow, it is supposed to make you glow with warmth again!
Watch it: since you drink this wine warm, the alcohol goes to your head extra quick! Drink when you really stay in, and not have to go out into the cold again!
- 1 bottle (750 ml) red wine
- 1 cinnamon stick
- ½ orange, cut in slices
- freshly squeezed orange juice or orange juice concentrate, to taste
- 1 or 2 tea-eggs/tea-strainer (diameter ca. 4 cm) filled with Gluehweingewuerz (buy from store or make your own mix with: slivered almonds, orange peel, citrus peel, anis, staranis, fennel seeds, rosehips)
In a saucepan, combine red wine, orange juice, orange slices, cinnamon stick and Gluehweingewuerz. Heat until steaming, not boiling! Remove cinnamon stick, orange slices and Gluehweingewuerz.
Serve in hot mugs or heatproof glasses, or glasses that have been preheated in hot water (cold glasses will break), add sugar to taste.
Enjoy!
Don’t drink and drive…
