Glögg

By jedrew_52

Ingredients

• 1 lemon
• 1 navel orange
• 1 (750-ml) bottle dry red wine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 whole cloves
• 1 (1-inch) cinnamon stick
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1 green cardamom pod
• 1 thin slice fresh ginger
• 1/2 cup Tawny Port
• 1/2 cup aquavit
• 1/4 cup kirsch
• 1/4 cup vodka
• 1/2 to 1 cup raisins (to taste)
• 1/3 cup blanched sliced almonds

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Remove zest from lemon and orange with a vegetable peeler, reserving fruit for another use.

Heat half bottle of red wine, sugar, zests, spices, and ginger in a 2-quart saucepan over moderate heat, stirring to dissolve sugar, until just barely simmering (do not boil). Simmer gently 10 minutes, then cool. Pour through a fine sieve into a bowl.

Stir in remaining wine and other alcohols. Heat in a cleaned saucepan over moderate heat until just warm.

Divide raisins and almonds among 6 small coffee cups or heatproof glasses and ladle in glögg. Serve with small spoons for eating raisins and almonds.