King’s Crossing Swedish Glugg

Ingredients:
2 cups orange juice
1 3 inch piece of fresh orange peel
1 1 inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
2 cinnamon sticks - broken in half
6 whole cloves
5 whole allspice
2 cardamon pods, bruised or 1/4 tsp cardamon seeds
1/2 tsp pure vanilla or 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
1 (750 mL) bottle of King’s Crossing Jester’s Quandary Red Iowa Wine
1/2 cup sugar
Garnish with dried fruits and raw nuts or add to glugg to soak

Directions:
Place orange juice and orange peel in a  crockpot.   Place ginger, cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice, cardamon  (and vanilla bean) in a 6 inch square of double-folded cheesecloth.  Tie corners to make a spice bag and add to crockpot.   Heat through on low  setting.  Add Jester’s Quandary wine, vanilla and sugar until sugar  dissolves. Keep lid on crock pot to retain alcohol. Serve warm. Can be  reheated.  

My great grandma, who was Swedish, added the dried fruits and  raw nuts to the glugg and let them soak up the liquid.  She would also  place the glugg into a punch bowl, add 1/2 to 1 pint of 180-190 proof  alcohol, like everclear, right before serving, then light the glugg and  carry the flaming bowl to the table.  Impressive.   We assume no  liability.......

For large groups, you can heat the glugg in a large coffee pot, but you will need to unplug it after it gets hot.

King’s Crossing Mulled Mead

Ingredients:
5 Large Bottles King’s Crossing King’s Mead
4-5 Cinnamon Sticks (broken in half)
10 Whole Cloves
10 Whole Allspice
1 tsp. Orange Peel
½ tsp. Anise Seeds (you can substitute Cardamon)
½ cup Honey (Optional)
1½ - 2½ cups Sugar
Cheese Cloth

Directions:
Pour King’s Crossing King’s Mead into a coffee  pot, crock pot or stock pot.   Fold cheese cloth into a 5x5 square and so it is several layers thick.   Place spices in cheese cloth and form a  bag around the spices.   Tie bag.  Place bag in King’s Mead.   Stir in  honey and sugar, tasting as you add.   Heat over medium heat until hot.   Simmer for an hour or two.    Remove spice bag.   Serve hot.  

King’s Crossing Raspberry Apple Spritzer

Ingredients:
2 bottles Kings Crossing Raspberry Apple Wine
1 liter of Tonic Water
2 cans or 1 liter of Sprite or 7up
1 package fresh or frozen whole raspberries
3 or 4 sliced apples

Directions:
Mix King’s Crossing Raspberry Apple Wine with  tonic water and Sprite or 7up in a punch bowl. Add whole raspberries  and sliced apples.  Chill and serve.  You may want to use green and red  apples for more color or an ice ring made with the raspberries.  You can also substitute Princess Rachel’s Blush wine for a tasty alternative.