The winter season always seems to nudge me in the direction of making warmer spicier beverages. I often feel the need to get cozy and just curl up with a good book while sipping on an intense drink, especially during the holidays. It’s such a great time to hunker down and delve into some serious reading and sipping that I don’t get around to much the rest of the time. My favorite get-mellow-with-a-book drinks tend to be tea concoctions made with warm spices and healthy fats. Teas subtly infuse blended drinks with interesting flavors: each one adding its own unique stamp. It doesn’t hurt that teas also provide healing properties […]
Mulsum – Spiced Honey Wine
I first made this wonderful drink about 13 years ago when I wanted to re-create a very old recipe called Mulsum. Mulsum or honey wine (also sometimes called mead) is an ancient recipe. In fact, it’s considered the oldest alcoholic drink in the world. The base for this unique and colorful drink is red wine. Wine Wine’s history is long and significant, dating back as far as 9000 years most likely to the Caucasus region in Eastern Europe/Asia where wild grapes are grown, and the earliest evidence of rustic wine production was discovered to date. Ancient Romans later refined wine production by introducing barrels and cultivation techniques, which enhanced its […]