Glögg is the term for mulled wine in the
Nordic countries (sometimes misspelled as
glog or
glug); (in
Swedish and
Icelandic:
Glögg,
Norwegian and
Danish:
Gløgg,
Estonian and
Finnish:
Glögi).
Non-alcoholic glögg can be bought ready-made or prepared with fruit
juices instead of wine. The main classic ingredients are (usually) red
wine, sugar, spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves and bitter orange, and optionally also stronger spirits such as
vodka, akvavit or brandy. In Norway, Sweden, Finland and Estonia, glögg spice extract and
ready-mixed spices can be purchased in grocery stores.
To prepare glögg,
spices and/or spice extract are mixed into the wine, which is then
heated to 60-70 °C (140-158 °F). When preparing home-made glögg using
spices, the hot mixture is allowed to infuse for at least an hour, often
longer, and then reheated before serving. Glögg is generally served with
raisins, blanched almonds and Ginger biscuits (Ginger Snaps), and is a popular hot drink during the Christmas season.
