Instead of mulled wine
Hot cider is the winter drink this year
This year, cider is the trend drink in the run-up to Christmas.
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Christmas is around the corner. If you want to warm up from the inside but don’t like mulled wine, you should try hot cider.
Anyone who likes to spend the Advent season preparing alcoholic hot drinks at home should definitely try the latest trend – hot cider. The cider is boiled up with Christmas spices and can be refined with a dash of Amaretto. The hot cult drink from England also offers a delicious alternative to the classic mulled wine.
Hot cider: a historical drinking and welcoming ritual
In the pre-Christmas period, there is nothing more beneficial for many people than snuggling up in a woolen blanket at home and drinking a cup of delicious mulled wine with music or a good book. But this year the classic among hot drinks has competition:
The latest trend comes from England and has a long tradition there. Hot cider, or “hot mulled cider” as the drink is known in English, goes back to the old English drinking and greeting ritual of “wassailing”. Back then, during the Christmas season, people would go from door to door to either collect donations for charity or sing about a good apple harvest for the following year. The drink “Wassail” was an important part of the ritual and was made from hot wine or ale and spices.
Hot cider drink with amaretto
The new trend drink is the perfect alternative for anyone who doesn’t like mulled wine, but would still like to be intoxicated by the aromas of Christmas during the Advent season. Hot cider is delicious and easy to make in minutes.
For one cup you need: 0.33 l apple cider, 1 cinnamon stick or cinnamon powder, 4 cl amaretto or amaretto liqueur.
Preparation: Heat the cider to a maximum of 75 degrees in a large saucepan, add the remaining ingredients, stir well and serve hot.
Cloves and cranberries as a variation
The spice mixture for the hot cider can be varied according to your mood:
In addition to the classic cinnamon stick, whole cloves, star anise, fresh or frozen cranberries and orange slices can also be cooked very well in the warm brew. The spice mixture should either be placed in a bag provided for this purpose, which can be simmered, or strained out of the saucepan with a small sieve before serving.