Recipes
Swedish glögg recipes for every mood
Three ways to enjoy glögg: warmed and spiced, homemade and fermented, or cold and bubbly as a cocktail.
Warmed & spiced mulled wine
Based on a ready-made drink – wine, juice or must – heated with whole spices. Ready in one evening, perfect when time is short.
Classic red glögg
Red wine, port, cinnamon sticks, cardamom, cloves, ginger, bitter orange peel and sugar.
White glögg with apple & ginger
Dry white wine, apple juice, fresh ginger and a touch of vanilla.
Alcohol-free glögg
Grape juice, blackcurrant juice and classic spices – for the whole family.
10-minute quick glögg
When guests are at the door – ready-made glögg, a splash of cognac and a quick reheat of the spices.
Glögg with rum & vanilla
Dark rum, vanilla pod and tonka bean give it a Caribbean twist.
Strong home-style glögg
A homemade spice extract with vodka, later mixed with a full-bodied red wine.
Star anise glögg
Fragrant glögg with star anise, orange and cinnamon – a soft liquorice note and festive feel.
Hot spiced apple cider
A fresh and spicy glögg variation made with apple cider, cinnamon, vanilla, apple slices and optional Calvados.
Lingonberry glögg with Swedish punsch & vanilla
Berry-forward mulled wine with lingonberries, red wine, Swedish punsch, vanilla and classic Christmas spices.
Eggnog – homemade Swedish-style eggnog
Creamy eggnog with egg yolks, cream, milk, nutmeg and vanilla – with or without brandy.
Apple glögg with cognac
Full-bodied, spiced apple glögg made with cider or apple wine, Christmas spices, brown sugar and a round cognac note.
White wine glögg with cognac and orange
Light and elegant white wine glögg with orange, cinnamon, cloves and cognac.
Cold glögg cocktails
Refreshing, crisp and festive takes on glögg – perfect for Advent, Christmas parties and New Year's Eve. All can be made alcohol-free.
Sparkling glögg
A simple, festive drink with glögg and sparkling wine – a great welcome drink for Advent.
Glögg sour
A crisp, wintery cocktail where glögg meets lemon and a soft foam.
Glögg sangria
Cold glögg punch with citrus, ginger ale and ice. Perfect for mingling.
White glögg spritz
A light, fresh and bubbly glögg drink with lemon and rosemary.
Apple glögg mule
A cold glögg drink with apple, lime and ginger. Fresher than classic glögg.
Fermented glögg (dunderglögg)
Home-brewed glögg that ferments for weeks on liquid, potato, yeast, sugar and spices. More work, but a character all of its own.
Classic fermented glögg (dunderglögg)
A fermented glögg made from small beer, potato, spices and sugar that matures slowly.
Apple glögg – golden fermented glögg
A fruity, golden fermented glögg made from apple juice with spices and slow fermentation.
Cranberry glögg – deep red fermented glögg
A beautifully deep red fermented glögg made from cranberry juice with a berry flavour and gentle tartness.
Blackcurrant glögg – red fermented glögg
A full-bodied red fermented glögg made from blackcurrant juice with deep berry flavour and fresh acidity.
Julmust glögg – sweet fermented glögg
A sweet, playful fermented glögg made from julmust – round spiciness with a unique twist.
Lemon and liquorice glögg
A light, fresh and spiced fermented glögg with a citrus note and a soft liquorice character from star anise.
Berry glögg with blueberry, raspberry and vanilla
A fruity fermented glögg made from small beer with blueberry, raspberry, vanilla and classic Christmas spices.