A Traditional, No-Nonsense Mulled Mead Recipe

By Ulf The Viking King Of Northumbria | Mead Recipes

Dec 19
Spiced Mulled Mead Recipe
Warm up your cockles this holiday season with our solid traditional mulled-mead recipe.

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  • 2 cardamom pods
  • ½ tsp allspice
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • ½ tsp whole cloves
  • 1 whole nutmeg, smashed with a hammer
  • Half a thumb-sized piece of ginger
  • 1 slice of orange rind
  • 1 slice of lemon rind
  • 1 bottle of top quality, traditional still mead

Directions:

  1. Firstly, gently crush the cardamom pods and allspice berries using the flat side of a knife.
  2. Next, take a cheesecloth of mulling spices bag, and put the citrus peel, the cardamom seeds, the crushed allspice, one piece of your smashed nutmeg, and all the other spices inside before tying a tight knot in the top.
  3. Pour the mead into a saucepan, and drop the spices bag inside.
  4. Gently heat until warmed through (do not boil), and serve among friends.

About the Author

Forged from the icy depths of the sea, Ulf, The Viking King Of Northumbria lives his life under an assumed name near the American city of Raleigh. When he is not drinking an inordinate amount of still mead, he enjoys playing the pan flute and spending time with his sea-maiden wife and two were-children.