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32oz. cranberry juice
12oz. apple cider
12oz. dry red wine
¼ cup light brown sugar
¼ cup apricot flavored brandy
2oz. Bisschopswijn - Mulled Wine and Cider Spices

Stove Top or Crock Pot Method
Combine the cranberry juice, apple cider and red wine in a large crock pot or large sauce pan. Add the brown sugar and stir until it is dissolved. Place 2oz. of Bisschopswijn spices in the muslin bag* provided. Close the bag by pulling the strings. Place the bag of spices into the juice and wine mixture. Cover the crock pot or sauce pan and heat the mixture until hot over a medium setting on your crock pot or medium heat on your stove top. Do not boil. Reduce the temperature to low and simmer for 30-60 minutes. Stir occasionally to make sure the brown sugar has dissolved completely. Taste the Bisschopswijn occasionally. Remove the spice bag when the desired amount of "spice" is reached. Just before serving add the apricot flavored brandy and stir until combined. Ladle the hot Bisschopswijn into mugs and serve with a Cinnamon Stir Stick. Makes seven 8 ounce cups.
This is our original recipe you will find in a package of Bisschopswijn - Mulled Wine and Cider Spices. Feel free to adjust the ingredients to suit your personal taste.
More recipe ideas...

Two 750ml bottles of dry red wine
2/3 cup of granulated white sugar
1oz Bisschopswijn - Mulled Wine and Cider Spices

Stove Top or Crock Pot Method
Pour the red wine in a crock pot or sauce pan. Add the sugar and stir until it is dissolved. Place 1oz. of Bisschopswijn spices in the muslin bag* provided. Close the bag by pulling the strings. Place the bag of spices into the wine mixture. Cover the crock pot or sauce pan and heat the mixture until hot over a medium setting on your crock pot or medium heat on your stove top. Do not boil. Reduce the temperature to low and simmer for 30-60 minutes. Stir occasionally to make sure the sugar has dissolved completely. Taste the Bisschopswijn occasionally. Remove the spice bag when the desired amount of "spice" is reached. Ladle the hot Bisschopswijn into mugs and serve with a Cinnamon Stir Stick. Makes six 8 ounce cups.
We have sampled various versions of Bisschopswijn in The Netherlands, Gluhwein in Germany, Glogg in Sweden and Hot Wine in Czech Republic. They vary slightly from country to country and according to tradition. All of them have the same basic ingredients. Use your family recipe or experiment with others.


32oz. cranberry juice
24oz. apple cider
¼ cup light brown sugar
2oz. Bisschopswijn Mulled Wine and Cider Spices

Stove Top or Crock Pot Method
Combine the cranberry juice and apple cider in a large crock pot or large sauce pan. Add the brown sugar and stir until it is dissolved. Place 2oz. of Bisschopswijn spices in the muslin bag* provided. Close the bag by pulling the strings and tying them into a bow. Place the bag of spices into the juice mixture. Cover the crock pot or sauce pan and heat the mixture until hot over a medium setting on your crock pot or medium heat on your stove top. Do not boil. Reduce the temperature to low and simmer for 30-60 minutes. Stir occasionally to make sure the brown sugar has dissolved completely. Taste the Bisschopswijn occasionally. Remove the spice bag when the desired amount of "spice" is reached. Ladle the hot Bisschopswijn into mugs and serve with a Cinnamon Stir Stick. Makes seven 8 ounce cups.
We often make Bisschopswijn without wine or brandy. Use whatever proportions of juices you like. This is something for the entire family.


64oz. fresh apple cider
¼ cup light brown sugar
2oz. Bisschopswijn - Mulled Wine and Cider Spices

Follow the non-alcoholic recipe brewing method. You may not need the additional sugar depending on the sweetness of your apple cider.
Go to your local orchard and pick up a gallon of fresh apple cider. There is nothing like the taste of hot spiced cider on a cool fall day. We make individual mugs of spiced cider in the microwave. We spice up the hot cider by putting Bisschopswijn - Mulled Wine and Cider Spices in a tea ball and letting it steep in the hot cider.


42 Cup Percolator Style Coffee Maker Method**

Two 64oz bottles of cranberry juice
6 cups apple cider
6 cups dry red wine
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup apricot flavored brandy
4oz. Bisschopswijn - Mulled Wine and Cider Spices

Combine the cranberry juice, apple cider and red wine in the coffee maker reservoir. Place the brown sugar and Bisschopswijn spices in the basket of the coffee maker. You may use a paper filter but it is not necessary. Brew the mixture. When the brewing is complete add the apricot flavored brandy. Pour the hot Bisschopswijn into mugs and serve with a Cinnamon Stir Stick. Makes twenty-eight 8oz. cups.

You can use the same recipe and brew the mixture in a large stock pot. Use the brewing method under the basic Bisschopswijn recipe.
This is still our favorite way to brew a batch of Bisschopswijn. We like the simplicity of this method. We also like the idea of the spices being constantly being basted by the hot liquid during the brewing process. Often you can use less spices when brewing with this method.


32oz. cranberry juice
12oz. apple cider
12oz. dry red wine
¼ cup light brown sugar
¼ cup apricot flavored brandy
2oz. Bisschopswijn - Mulled Wine and Cider Spices

Pour the cranberry juice, apple cider and red wine in the reservoir of the coffee maker. Place a paper filter in the basket of the coffee maker. Fill the basket with 2oz of Bisschopswijn spices and the brown sugar. Brew the mixture. When the brewing is finished add the apricot brandy to the hot liquid. Pour the hot Bisschopswijn into mugs and serve with a Cinnamon Stir Stick. Makes seven 8oz cups.
Our good friend Amy gave us this brewing idea. She has two coffee makers, one for brewing coffee and another for brewing Bisschopswijn since the flavor of the spices left in her coffee maker were making her coffee taste like clove and cinnamon.

*Save the muslin bag for future batches of Bisschopswijn. Discard the spices, rinse the bag and let it hang to dry.

**Note: Bisschopswijn spices may leave their scent and taste in your coffee maker. Be sure to thoroughly clean your coffee maker according to the manufacturer's directions before attempting to brew coffee.


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