Hypocrasse (spiced wine)

10 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Liter dry red wine
60 grams Cinnamon
60 grams Ground ginger
10 grams Ground cardamom
10 grams Ground nutmeg
10 Whole cloves
50 cloves Rose water (optional)
100 grams Sugar (up to 200)

Directions

Easy process: (more waste) Pour the wine and spices in a large container. Wait 3 to 5 hours. Filter with a piece of old teeshirt.

Filter again if desired with coffee filter. Add sugar and adjust to taste. Pour back in bottles or drink. Will keep at room temprature for about 2 weeks.

Long process: (recommended) Pour wine into large container. Put spices in a finely woven tight towel and tie shut making sure the wine will flow thru the spices and be permeated. Let the spice bag sit in the wine for 2 to 3 days, stirring occasionaly. Filter as above and add sugar. This method results in more yield because the spices wont turn into a slime blob at the bottom and use so much liquid.

Source: Nicolas Jungers (Belgium guy)

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