Mulled wine.

Nikko

Opinions please. Pre-made bottled stuff, or make it fresh yourself...or neither 'cos it tastes like arse (my opinion).

Mrs Nikko Wife wants to get some in for Crimbo, but it would ultimately be me that gets the stuff when I go shopping.

fretmeister

Neither.

Never liked it.

ronnyb

Got a bottle from marks and Spencer's with the £10 dine in for two the other day, horrible, far too sweet made me feel sick. 

Chalky

Really good stuff. By plenty of it and get it nice and warm. Get her really drunk on it.

Next day's hangover will make her swear never to touch it again.

stickyfiddle

I mull my own. Only takes 10 mins or so and it's great. 

EricTheWeary

I'm not keen but I had some in a Polish restaurant* once that was just gorgeous, lovely blend of spices and warmth and fruit. So, it can be done right but often isn't.

Being in the West Midlands it is the time of year to head to the city centre and pay a small fortune for some gluhwein in a small cup. Obviously the experience is improved by standing in the cold whilst a tramp wees up one leg and a small child barfs churros on the other. 


*Karczma ( FYI any Brummies), an interesting experience although don't bother if anyone is a strict veggie.

Teetonetal

The only place for mulled wine is outside, in the snow, when it damn cold and there is no other way of getting warm.

RandallFlagg

It's pish isn't it? Warmed up dishwater

thomasross20

I'm not a drinker but I like it!

randella

stickyfiddle said:

I mull my own. Only takes 10 mins or so and it's great. 

Yep - my other half has done this a few times, you get the spices in a little hessian baggy thing.  It didn't look too complicated.

Although it struck me as about the most efficient way there is of ruining a perfectly drinkable bottle of red.

Col_Decker

Option 3 - it tastes like arse.

I don't believe people really like it, otherwise they'd drink it in October or February too. But they don't, they only drink it around Christmas to look cool. Bloody hipsters.

viz

Right. This is my bag. I have the perfect recipe. 


100 litres red wine
50 litres sweet cider (no need to add sugar)
50 litres orange juice
5 litres amontillado or palo cortado. 


warm that lot up, then add spices:
Cinnamon, cloves, blades of mace, peel off slices of rind from some oranges with a potato peeler. 

For a hot one, add chilli flakes, black pepper, even some wholegrain mustard. 

Then 10 mins before drinking, add segments from about 40 satsumas,

Then, just before you spoon it out, make sure it's not too hot, and add around 5-10 litres of Napolean brandy depending on how much kick you want. 

crunchman

randella said:

Although it struck me as about the most efficient way there is of ruining a perfectly drinkable bottle of red.

This

Col_Decker said:

Option 3 - it tastes like arse.

And this

Richardj

It's yummy if you have the proper stuff.  Easy peasy way to make it is with sangria, a couple of the mulling spice tea bag things and a decent amount of brandy cognac type thing.

Of course mulled cider is even yummier........

Nikko

viz said:

Right. This is my bag. I have the perfect recipe. 


100 litres red wine
50 litres sweet cider (no need to add sugar)
50 litres orange juice
5 litres amontillado or palo cortado. 


warm that lot up, then add spices:
Cinnamon, cloves, blades of mace, peel off slices of rind from some oranges with a potato peeler. 

For a hot one, add chilli flakes, black pepper, even some wholegrain mustard. 

Then 10 mins before drinking, add segments from about 40 satsumas,

Then, just before you spoon it out, make sure it's not too hot, and add around 5-10 litres of Napolean brandy depending on how much kick you want. 

What do you warm your 205 to 210 litres of liquid up in?

viz

40 litre urns. 

Nikko

viz said:

40 litre urns. 

Ahhh...not sure im THAT committed to it to be honest, but sounds like you know what you are doing

rlw

It's vile, worse than beer.  I'd rather be sober than drink mulled wine........................

WezV

Nah, but I do like mulled cider with a lot of rum in it

rlw

WezV said:

Nah, but I do like mulled cider with a lot of rum in it

That sounds like a big hangover to me, but good too.

viz

Nikko said:

viz said:

40 litre urns. 

Ahhh...not sure im THAT committed to it to be honest, but sounds like you know what you are doing

You can scale it up just by adding zeros to the amounts.