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Author:  vanvlak [ Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Epic and wine
Hi all,
it's getting a bit cold here in the evenings (although Mojarn would laugh this off as tropical conditions, I'd bet). Now if I've got to progress in my tale of 6 gamers stint, I'll have to work a bit at night, and the best way to keep warm whilst painting is to, well, drink something warmish.
Now: I like coffee (espresso or bust), but I try to keep consumption low-ish; I can't stand tea (apologies to tas-buffs) and I'm off hot chocolate. I don't much like cup-soup-stuff, which leaves just hot water - or more spirited stuff.
Unfortunately, I'm a fussy type and don't much like whisky (my Scots ancestry are revolving in their graves now) or vodka or brandy or just about any alcoholic drink with two exceptions: Guiness, the only beer I can stomach - and I like that cold; and wine.
Now Malta has some good wines, but is not renowned for mulled wine type stuff which goes down well hot. So, anyone got any recipes?
My own version uses a third of a mug red wine, half a teaspoon sugar, a few drops of lemon juice, three drops of Angostura bitters, and the rest of the mug hot water. I call it fouled wine.....don't waste your expensive Beaujolais on this.

Any better suggestions?  :;):
Author:  Warmaster Nice [ Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Epic and wine
Personally I'm a sucker for hot chocolate. Are you sure you cant be persuaded?:p ?The BEST cup is made by heating some milk and adding coco powder (not the stuff with sugar) and sweeten it with honey. Yumyum!

Anyway: about the "warm wine": In scandinavia we have a traditional christmas brew called "Gl?gg" (It's sweedish I think). I believe it is something like warm red wine mixed with almonds, raisins a touch of cinnamon and sweetened a bit with honey. The taste shouldn't be too sweet. Just enough to get rid of most of the "dryness" of the wine.
Mind you: I''m not sure of the ingredients as "gl?gg" is usually purchased ready mixed... Try it at your own risk :p
Personally I think it tastes awfull but since it is traditionall I allways manage to drink a couple of cups each Christmas.

Tea with a bit of Absinthe is also great if you have a cold. Just don't drink too much if you plan on driving or operating heavy equipment :D ?It gives a slight taste of Anis which I suppose is reminescent of Ouzo...

Hmmm those are the ones I can think of right now.
Are you sure that you're not into soups? :;):

Cheers! :)
Author:  nealhunt [ Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Epic and wine
For mulled wine, I usually pour a bottle in an enamelware pot (no bare metal as it can leach into the wine), throw in some cloves, a cinnamon stick, some citrus peel and bring it to a simmer, then cut off the heat and let it steep with the lid on.

If you want to keep the alcohol content, don't boil it or leave it hot and uncovered.

You can throw in whatever other spice you like - nutmeg, black pepper (no, really, it's good) or allspice being the most common I see.

Another, stouter version is Krupnik.

1 pint honey
1 pint water
whatever spices you want from those above
1 fifth (750 ml) of vodka

Bring honey, water and spices to a simmer for about 20 minutes and skim any dross that forms.  Remove from the heat and pour in vodka.  You can drink it immediately while it's hot, or let it cool and heat it up a cup at a time in the microwave.  The longer it sits, the more the flavors blend.

Incidentally, for those keeping score at home, it's ~35 proof.
Author:  Markconz [ Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Epic and wine
Quote (nealhunt @ 19 2005 Jan.,21:45)
Incidentally, for those keeping score at home, it's ~35 proof.

:oo  :l  Not a good painting assistant I think!

Me, I have a beer or two sometimes...

As for recipes - mine is simple. Make sure there's always a dozen cold ones in the fridge!  Time spent mixing drinks is time more gainfully used painting ;)
Author:  iblisdrax [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:24 am ]
Post subject:  Epic and wine
I am lucky that my disaster zone (painting area) is well heated.  I have good lighting, but not so good for pics...working on that.  Although a bottle of wine on occasion is not unwarrented....

No tea?   Heretic!

:p

my 2cents,

iblisdrax
Author:  dafrca [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:42 am ]
Post subject:  Epic and wine
I have found when I want a warm drink, I like to use a mix sold here in the US of Spiced Apple Cider. I boil the water, toss in a few spoonfulls and drink.

dafrca
Author:  Legion 4 [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 5:58 am ]
Post subject:  Epic and wine
It's 22 F here in the N.E US ! It was -1 F this morning ! :(  Don't drink liquor ... so  usually I do decaf Tea ! :;):  The only wine around here has an "H" in it (Whine) ... :p
Author:  vanvlak [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:11 am ]
Post subject:  Epic and wine
Quote (Markconz @ 19 2005 Jan.,23:36)
Quote (nealhunt @ 19 2005 Jan.,21:45)
Incidentally, for those keeping score at home, it's ~35 proof.

:oo ?:l ?Not a good painting assistant I think!

Well, it's useful as thinner if you use enamel paints...

Warmaster and Jimbo and Dafrca, thanks for the suggestions - sounds good!

Warmaster - I did try Gl?gg once, at a Christmas fair in Brussels - it was freezing, and the gloggy stuff worked wonders!  :D As to hot chocolate, I made an overstrong mug a year or so ago (at least four bulging teaspoons) and havn't gotten over the sickly sweetness yet... although I'll admit I'd forgotten about cocoa.

Neal - thanks for two recipes for the price of one - I'm more attracted to the mulled wine, and the odds and ends of stuff (nutmeg, pepper etc.) sound interesting.

Markconz - I'm afraid my stomach doesn't stomach beer for some weird reason - instant bellyache! EXCEPT for Guiness, at least - now that's some ad, I should sell myself! An ice cold G is great, but holding a piping hot mug in your hands (whilst painting  :oo ) is part of the job!

Iblisdrax - I'm sorry, but tea doesn't work with me and 'm an arch-heretic. I guess the Teatotal faction of the Inquisition is after me now - allied to the Uisge Beatha faction for the occasion (work it out  :p ).

Dafrca, do you ship to Malta?

L4, it's 10 degrees C here, so it's practically tropical compared to you... but a small island is a damp place, and I've felt less cold at close to 0 in Scotland than here at 10 Centigrade. I'm not a particularly good customer to the alcohol industry either, but I enjoy a more or less regular single glass of wine a day. Plus 2-3 Guinness - per annum!
Author:  Mojarn Piett [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:21 am ]
Post subject:  Epic and wine
Quote (vanvlak @ 19 2005 Jan.,19:08)
Hi all,
it's getting a bit cold here in the evenings (although Mojarn would laugh this off as tropical conditions, I'd bet).

Actually this winter has been so warm the conditions _here_ are almost tropical. I mean, January is supposed to be the coldest month and the mean temperature has been above freezing!!! No skiing, unless you want to try waterskiing (cross country) as it has been raining all the time.  :(  this morning it at least was a whopping -0.1 C...   :O

Anyway, I bet heat insulation in your parts of the world is an almost unknown concept since most of the year there's simply no need for it. So you probably have it colder. Inside, that is... }:)
Author:  Mojarn Piett [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:24 am ]
Post subject:  Epic and wine
Quote (Warmaster Nice @ 19 2005 Jan.,21:32)
Anyway: about the "warm wine": In scandinavia we have a traditional christmas brew called "Gl?gg" (It's sweedish I think). I believe it is something like warm red wine mixed with almonds, raisins a touch of cinnamon and sweetened a bit with honey. The taste shouldn't be too sweet. Just enough to get rid of most of the "dryness" of the wine.
Mind you: I''m not sure of the ingredients as "gl?gg" is usually purchased ready mixed... Try it at your own risk :p
Personally I think it tastes awfull but since it is traditionall I allways manage to drink a couple of cups each Christmas.

Really? I actually like it. Maybe you have a different recipe down there. Although I must admit I always buy the non-alcoholic version and add red wine myself if I want to.
Author:  Warmaster Nice [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:36 am ]
Post subject:  Epic and wine
Hehe. Dunno Mojarn. Maybe it is just one of the things you have to learn how to drink. I'm still a young man remember? :D


As for the weather: Yeah it's really been a tropical winther this year! It's 8* Celcius outside as we speak. I believe this has been the warmest january since 1870-something!
We did have just a pinch of snow on Christmas eve which melted stright away. ...And then again a week ago we were hit by two storms! Ridiculous! :p :angry:

Cheers! :)
Author:  Justiniel [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:50 am ]
Post subject:  Epic and wine
It's cold here too but it's the damp that does it, the temperatures are actually not so bad. Vanvlak, bizarrely our drinking habits seem to be identical, except for the Irish/Scots tradition in Whiskey :D I love the stuff, and is the ideal warmer. Nealhunt seems to make mulled wine the same way I do, basically any spices and fruit juices available go into the pot along with the wine (Red only, you understand, none of that White stuff for me)
Author:  stormseer [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:47 pm ]
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no beer....? the world has been cruel to you Vanvlak... :p  

Tea is my painting drink, though I'm also rather partial to a glass of some sweet grape juice!
Author:  Legion 4 [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:10 pm ]
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19 F this morning ... jut finished hot decaf Tea ! :)  Going to put on my "arctic" gear and head for the gym soon !  :;):
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