Swedish Glogg

Name: Swedish Glogg
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 500 min
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 12 cardamom seeds; 2 cinnamon sticks; 12 whole cloves; 0.5 orange, zested; 1 cup white sugar; 1 cup raisins; 1 cup blanched almonds; 4 cups Muscatel wine, or orange Muscat; 4 cups port wine (or Burgundy); 2 cups brandy

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Authentic Swedish spiced wine. This Swedish glogg recipe is from Great Aunt Freda, brought from Sweden in the early 1900s.

Recipe by Gwynne

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Prep Time:

5 mins

Cook Time:

15 mins

Additional Time:

8 hrs

Total Time:

8 hrs 20 mins

Servings:

20

Ingredients

2 cups water
12 cardamom seeds
2 cinnamon sticks
12 whole cloves
½ orange, zested
1 cup white sugar
1 cup raisins
1 cup blanched almonds
4 cups Muscatel wine, or orange Muscat
4 cups port wine (or Burgundy)
2 cups brandy

Directions

Bring water to a boil in a pot with cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and orange zest; stir in sugar until dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to steep 8 hours to overnight.
Place raisins and almonds into a large saucepan. Strain sugar water into raisins, then pour in Muscatel, port, and brandy. Place over medium-high heat and cook until hot but not simmering.
Serve warm in a mug with some fruit and almonds in each cup.