Giant Gluhwein Recipe

Posted by Chris on February 28, 2008

By my calculations, this giant gluhwein recipe from Nekochan of Food Safari will make 72 (Seventy-Two) servings. I figured that using 5 servings per 750 ml of volume but even if you use 4/bottle it still makes 57 servings of gluhwein.

Anyway, it’s enough for a party. Here’s the recipe:

GLUHWEIN

Ingredients
12 bottle red wine (Beaujolais)
1.2 liter water
0,3 liter cognac
7 pieces whole cinnamon
8 pieces of whole lemon sliced
5 pieces cardamom
4 pieces cloves
300gram sugar

Method
Add all ingredients in a suitable pot and heat up the wine. Simmer for 5 mins. and switch off the heat. Then cover the pot with a lid and keep it aside for 30 mins. DO NOT remove the lid.

Once the 30 min.are over, remove the lid and heat up the wine, till you reach nearly the boiling point before it becomes to boil strain it through a strainer.

To serve:Add one thin slice of lemon and 1-2 pieces of cinnamon stick into the glass and pour the wine over, serve it immediately.

This gluhwein recipe strikes me as a bit light on the cloves but those with sensitive palates will know the difference. Beaujolais is probably my favorite wine to use for making gluhwein because its hearty full-bodied flavor carries the spices well.

Enjoy!