King’s Crossing Swedish Glogg

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 glogg 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 croock pot to retain alcohol. Serve warm. Can be reheated. 

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

For large groups, you can heat the glogg 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 Kings’ 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 King’s 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.