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Thoughts on Hot Seasonal Beverages!
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: ineedcrayons on December 03, 2007, 01:33:04 pm ---Re mulled wine: If you're having a holiday party, it is a really good thing to serve, because it's festive but inespensive, because you can use cheap wine. I made it once for a NY Eve party. I had some champagne, but I couldn't afford to serve champagne to all those people all night long, so I brewed up a big kettle of mulled wine.
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If, like me, you're not particularly good in the kitchen, you can even find premixed mulling spices. Works in both wine and cider.
It's even possible--at least, around here--to find cider that's already spiced; all you have to do is heat it. I buy this and then microwave it one mug at a time when I feel like a mug of mulled cider. Same goes for wine. The winery where the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire is located sells a "holiday wine" that is essentially a red wine with the spices already added. They even recommend serving it warm. I've had it, and it smells and tastes pretty good.
southendmd:
--- Quote from: ineedcrayons on December 03, 2007, 01:33:04 pm ---Here's a drink I invented myself, called the Candy Cane. It's not hot, but since we're discussing seasonal minty beverages: vodka and creme de menthe. If you wanted to be really festive, you could put a small candy cane in it as a garnish. (It was inspired by the stinger, which is brandy and creme de menthe, but I like the vodka version better, because it's more purely fresh and minty. You could practically use it as mouthwash!)
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Hey, Katherine, that's known as a vodka stinger!
When I do a holiday party, I mull cider and serve it in a big silver (plated) urn with a spout and a little candle underneath to keep it hot. Then I have a bottle of dark rum (I like Black Seal from Bermuda) with a bar pourer next to it, so people can choose to have it with or without rum.
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on December 03, 2007, 01:59:03 pm ---If, like me, you're not particularly good in the kitchen, you can even find premixed mulling spices. Works in both wine and cider.
It's even possible--at least, around here--to find cider that's already spiced; all you have to do is heat it. I buy this and then microwave it one mug at a time when I feel like a mug of mulled cider. Same goes for wine. The winery where the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire is located sells a "holiday wine" that is essentially a red wine with the spices already added. They even recommend serving it warm. I've had it, and it smells and tastes pretty good.
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Jeff, have you ever been to the New Hope winery? They often have some really nice Christmas wines. They also specialize in fruit wines... many of which are great for the holidays. My favorite fruit wine they make is blackberry. They also make a good cherry wine.
:)
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on December 03, 2007, 01:59:03 pm ---If, like me, you're not particularly good in the kitchen, you can even find premixed mulling spices. Works in both wine and cider.
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Yes, that's the way I go. You're usually using packaged spices anyway, so you might as well let the company do the measuring and blending. Penzey's makes a good one:
http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeysmulledwine.html
--- Quote from: southendmd on December 03, 2007, 02:01:25 pm ---Hey, Katherine, that's known as a vodka stinger!
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Gee thanks, Paul. Way to crush all my dreams of becoming famous for inventing it myself! >:( ;D
Oh well, the people who make those so-called "vodka stingers" probably don't use a candy cane as garnish!
Brown Eyes:
Drinking a gingerbread Starbucks latte with whipped cream now....
:P :P :D
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