Interested Gluhwein Tipple Tidbit
Posted by Chris on March 5, 2008
Professor FUFU-U posted this bit of knowledge last week and I thought it should be shared. The professor may have been indulging in gluhwein a little when he wrote his Mulled Tipple.
Glühwein is usually prepared from red wine, which is heated and spiced with cinnamon sticks, cloves, walking sticks, sugar and string. …. The oldest Glühwein tankard is documented and attributed (*) to the high noble German and first Riesling grower of the world, Count Tippler IV of Katzenelnbogenbogey around 1420, (see above painting).
Admittedly, the addition of walking sticks and strings makes me question the rest but it seems viable enough. It’s on the internet, right?
Good stuff.
