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Frozen Glühwein
Christmas market mulled wine, served as winter granita.
15 min prep · 55 min freeze 6 servings medium
Spiced mulled wine, cooled completely, then slushed. Unhinged in summer; iconic at a December Weihnachtsmarkt.
Almost — needs a tweak
Close, but it'll slush better with a small adjustment.
⚠️ TWEAK IT
Alcohol
7.1%
target 8–14%
Sugar density
12.1 g/100ml
target 11–13 g/100ml
Volume
745 ml
25.2 oz
Sugar
90 g
total
Alcohol7.1% / target 8–14%
Sweetness12.1 g/100ml / target 11–13 g/100ml
Why
- • Alcohol 7.1% is below the 8% minimum — it will freeze too solid.
Fix it
- → Remove ~80 ml of water/mixer (or add a stronger spirit).
Ingredients
Scale the batch — amounts update live in your units.
6
servings
- Spiced Mulled Wine (cooled)530 ml
- Orange Juice120 ml
- 2:1 Simple Syrup90 ml
- Water0 ml
- Sugar (to taste)8.48 g
Batch volume740 ml
Method
- 1.Simmer red wine 15 min with cinnamon, clove, star anise, orange peel; cool completely.
- 2.Combine in Slushi, 55 min.
- 3.Garnish with a cinnamon stick.
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