Ep. 48: Sangria, Mulled Wine, Romans, spooky rims! - who doesn’t want a Kool-aid mustache year round?

Ep. 48: Sangria, Mulled Wine, Romans, spooky rims! – who doesn’t want a Kool-aid mustache year round?

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Welcome to episode 48 of The Art of Drinking with Join Jules and Your Favorite Uncle

What are we drinking this week?

Uncle Brad and Jules talk about Sangria and Mulled wine, which is especially perfect for the holidays but good any time of year (at least Sangria is, mulled wine can be tough when it’s 90 degrees outside). Brad gives us the ancient and not-so-ancient history on Sangria while Jules tells us how to make a bloody rim to spook-ify your drinks.

Tip: How to make a bloody rim

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How do I make it Uncle Brad?

Brad, what will we need?

Sangria (a version, that tastes pretty pretty… pretty good)

large pitcher or wine carafe

1 bottle red wine
Brandy
Cointreau
Simple syrup (white granulated sugar & water)
Apple, cored, thin sliced and cut into quarters
Lemon thin slice, remove seeds if you can
Orange thin slice… if you can’t fit it all, you can use orange slice for garnish
Wine Glass
Bubbles; carbonated water, lemon-lime soda

Brad, how do I make it?

In a large pitcher or wine carafe add

1 bottle red wine
½ cup brandy
¼ cup cointreau
1.5 oz of simple syrup
½ apple, cored, thin sliced and cut into quarters
½ lemon thin slice, remove seeds if you can
½ orange thin slice… if you can’t fit it all, you can use orange slice for garnish

Stir and refrigerate for at least an hour to let flavors meld

Fill a glass with ice and fill ¾ full with Sangria mix, top off with carbonated water, ginger ale, lemon-lime soda, or prosecco.

Jules, what do we need?

Large pot
Mixing spoon, wood spoon
Measuring cups
Mugs, to serve
2 bottles red wine
3 oranges
2 Lemons
8-10 cloves
3-5 cardamom pods
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup brandy or cognac
3-4 cinnamon sticks
1 cup water to dilute
Garnish: Fresh cranberries, star anise, and/or rosemary

Jule’s Mulled Wine Version

Using a Y-peeler, remove the peel of both the lemons and orange and place in a pot.

Juice the 2 lemons and 3 oranges, strain, and add to the pot.
Add in sugar, water and spices.
Place on medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
Reduce to a simmer and add in wine and brandy.
Stir together and let simmer, but do not boil.
Option to remove from the heat and strain or keep on the stove at a light simmer and serve directly from the pot.

Serve warm!

What’s our tip?

Tip: How to make a bloody rim

Cook down your syrup, cranberry syrup, grenadine, or any red sugar syrup

Cook it down until it really starts to bubble, and when you move the liquid, it starts to move slow.

Pour onto a dish, or bowl glass or ceramic, and let it cool before dipping your glass into it.

Dip your glass once slightly cool and place upright, let it drip down (if it is not dripping in the way you want, take the back of a bar spoon and place where’d you like.

Now, this might be the actually tip: cleaning! Just let it soak in water and it will quite literally dissolve away (no mess!!)