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Old 11-29-2010, 03:43 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tore View Post
We don't drink eggnog here. In Scandinavia, we drink Gløgg instead which is a sort of spiced wine enjoyed quite warm (but not boiling) which is usually quite sweet. In this country, we like to drink it with raisins and bits of almond in it.



Not the best picture, but it shows how I like mine. Nice and chunky with lots of almond! Not 100% sure how the danes and swedes generally prefer theirs.
We drink Glühwein here (not just here, I think that's pretty common). It's a warm, spicy, rather sweet wine with a tiny amount of alcohol in it.

"Glühwein" is German for "Glow wine", which is probably based on the glowing, warm feeling this wine provides you with
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