Seven alternatives to mulled wine




Many of us used in the winter to order at restaurants, or cooking at home, mulled wine. This is probably the most popular hot beverage, without which it is impossible to imagine a cozy evening with a book in a country house. Not to be limited to mulled wine and warming to diversify your menu, mulled wine can be replaced with good alternatives. GROG grog is Now called a variety of hot drinks. For example, popular among geologists grog "taiga" is a strong tea with vodka. Once the beverage was a cure. In the era of sailing ships when going on a long voyage had to take huge amounts of fresh water. Unfortunately, it quickly deteriorated. Therefore, in the English fleet each sailor was issued half a pint (240 ml) of rum a day. Because of this, sometimes there were problems with discipline, therefore, in 1740, British Admiral Edward Vernon ordered twice to dilute the rum with hot water and add lemon juice for scurvy. The sailors nicknamed the drink "grog" in honor of the nickname worn by the Vice-Admiral of the habit of wearing a waterproof Cape, which in English is called "Graham". Grog was included in the daily diet of sailors in the Royal Navy until 1970. Because we are not sailors, I suggest to choose a less severe, land version of grog. Ingredients:
  • Strong black чай300 ml
  • Лимон1/2 PCs.
  • Корица1 wand
  • Гвоздика5-6 PCs.
  • Orakpo nutmeg to taste
  • Sugar (preferably brown)to taste
  • Ром100 m
Method of preparation: freshly brewed hot tea, squeeze the lemon, add spices and leave for a few minutes to infuse. In a glass pour the rum, place a slice of lemon and top up with tea and spices. Add sugar to taste.


PUNCH the Word "punch" was first recorded in documents already in 1632. And the name is actually Indian, in Sanskrit it means "five." The punch must include five main components. In ancient Indian punch was part of any strong alcohol, honey, fruit juice, spices and water (or even wine). And in Europe, the first punches were prepared based on wine, brandy, and even ale, and after the opening of Jamaica, in the mid-17th century, the basis for the majority of the punches was the rum. The oldest known recipes – the Barbados rum punch. He prepares one of the oldest recipes of rum punch: "One of Sour, Two of Sweet, Three of Strong, Four of Weak". That is: one part sour (lemon juice) 2 parts sweet (sugar), 3 parts strong (of course, Barbados rum) 4 parts weak (water). Compliance with the rules of the five components, you can add Angostura (special bitters) or some spices. The punch can be based on any of the drink. Moreover, it can be not only hot and alcoholic, but also cold and soft. We offer a non-traditional recipe punch with tequila. Ingredients:
  • Orange сок100 ml
  • Текила500 ml
  • Grapefruit сок200 ml
  • Lemon сок100 ml
  • Strong black чай400 ml
  • Wand корицы6 PCs.
  • Sharpo, to taste
Method of preparation:

Mix in a saucepan the juice and the tequila, put the same of cinnamon, heat on low heat up to 70 degrees. After removing from heat, pour tea, add sugar to taste and pour.



GLEG Gleg traditional Scandinavian Christmas and in General winter drink. Apparent his ancestor was hypocras – medieval European how to improve bad wine. The honey was added nutmeg, cinnamon and various herbs, heated to dissolve the honey and diluted with cold wine. First in Scandinavia in winter drinking mulled hypocras, but in the late 18th century, has spread the name "gleg", and in prescription have been some variation. First, the sugar became available to ordinary people, and therefore replaced the honey in the recipe. Second, the wine began to add wine or vodka and, oddly enough, quite a lot of juice. As a spice the Scandinavians were not only familiar to all Europe with cinnamon and cloves, but ginger, be sure to cardamom, and raisins and almond petals. Ingredients:
  • Cranberry or blueberry сок500 ml
  • Red вино750 ml
  • Корица3 sticks
  • Гвоздика8-10.
  • Кармандон1 tsp.
  • Imbiriba, to taste
  • Sharpo, to taste
Method of preparation:

 

Put the spices into the juice and cook for about ten minutes, then strain. Pour in the wine and drink a little warm. Add sugar to taste, pour into glasses and put in every little bit of raisins and almonds. In all the Nordic countries, sometimes in shops like IKEA or Prisma, sold by juice with spices for cooking gliga. Just be careful – the juice is incredibly sweet, so the wine is better to take dry and additional sugar to add.



EGGNOGG Egg milkshake of eggnogg born in Scotland or maybe in East Anglia. Most likely he is a descendant of posset, the English drink of hot milk with beer and spices. The drink is traditionally Christmas, but no one bothers to drink it at any other time. In the US, for example, it is often served at thanksgiving. The basis of the recipe is milk, raw eggs, sugar and spices, usually cinnamon or nutmeg. In America, as the alcohol component usually use Bourbon, but in Europe white wine. Historically, it was brandy (in Europe) or rum (in America). Generally, the ROM included in many vintage cocktails, because in the colonial period it was obscenely cheap. Ingredients:
  • Yolks куриные4 PCs.
  • Сахар1/4 cups
  • Молоко2 Cup
  • Ром50 ml
  • Бурбон50 ml
  • Гвоздика5-6 PCs.
  • Cinnamon or nutmeg to taste orakpo
Method of preparation:

Very well whisk the yolks with the sugar. Bring to a boil the milk and add the cloves. Stirring constantly, a thin stream pour the milk into the yolks, whisk again. Gently reheat, add alcohol and serve in small cups, sprinkled with cinnamon or nutmeg. Eggnogg, by the way, loved George Washington, but his personal version of the recipe included rye whiskey, rum and sherry.



TODDY the Hot toddy is another cocktail that has no clear recipe. Most likely, he appeared in Scotland around the 18th century. A romantic version says that the drink was created especially for women. The fact that the barley for the manufacture of whiskey, then dried peat, and whiskey has gained a noticeable "smoky" smell that women didn't like. So they added honey and lemon to soften the taste. More traditional toddy is a classic Scottish and Irish cold remedy. It's made with whiskey (special aesthetes recommended to add single malt Scotch, but it is better not to translate into cocktails), hot water or cider, Apple juice, honey, lemon and spices. The name "toddy" comes from the Indian drink made of fermented palm juice. The word is brought to Britain, of course, the sailors, but why it has assumed such importance, it is not clear – palm wine are put into toddy even the craziest bartenders and cooks. Ingredients:
  • Apple сок1,5 cups
  • Виски120 ml
  • Lemon сок100 ml
  • Midst. L.
  • Caricato taste
  • The Gvozdika to taste
  • Limono, to taste
Method of preparation:

Bring Apple juice to a boil, place the honey and mix thoroughly. Add the lemon juice and spices. Pour whiskey into glasses, pour over juice and put in each glass a slice of lemon.



HOT BEER Lovers of cold beer, of course, it is terrible even to imagine what will happen once it is heated, but nevertheless, this drink is also quite traditional for Scandinavia, the Baltic States and Poland. It had severe Vikings in the winter when cold drinks did not appeal to me. Hot beer is actively used in medicine, starting with the Egyptians and Sumerians. Ancient Eastern doctors recommend it as a gargle for toothache. Usually for the preparation of hot beer is first heated herbs and spices in water, cooled, insisted, and then added to the liquid, beer, honey or sugar, sometimes cream and beaten eggs. Then everything is again heated before serving. There was also the option of hot beer, which was more of a food, – it has added salt and plenty of crumbled bread, and sugar and spice didn't. Offer a recipe of the 18th century. Ingredients:
  • Яблоко2-3 PCs.
  • Dark пиво400 ml
  • Imbiriba, to taste
  • Orakpo nutmeg to taste
  • Sharpo, to taste
Method of preparation:

 

Bake apples in the oven or microwave, peel and mash into a puree. Spread the mashed potatoes on the glasses. Heat the beer up to 70-80 degrees, add the spices and mix thoroughly. Pour into glasses and add sugar to taste.



HOT JULEP the Word "julep" in Arabic means "rose water". In Europe, the first so-called sweet syrup used to dissolve the drugs, but by the 18th century, so began to call an alcoholic drink, and in America. In 1800 the name was finally fixed in the American cocktail with whiskey and mint, and in 1836 this drink was brought to Europe. If you remember, it is julep Scarlett O'hara regaled his guests. Yet it is definitely drink at the famous Kentucky Derby. "Summer" is julep of crushed mint, powdered sugar, corn whiskey and crushed ice, but in the winter this recipe is not enthusiastic. Hot julep is based on coffee or tea, and the main ingredients are Bourbon and mint. Ingredients:
  • Bourbon (corn whiskey)100-150 ml
  • Strong black кофе2 Cup
  • Сливки4 tbsp
  • Matapo, to taste
  • Sharpo, to taste
Method of preparation:

Pour whiskey into glasses, add the sugar. Pour the hot coffee and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Carefully pour in the cream. Not mix. Sprinkle finely chopped mint and serve. published

 





 

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