Written By Gemma Mills
It’s the time of the year that German Christmas markets keep popping up across the UK. There is nothing like wandering through streets lined with market stalls selling hot drinks, tasty food and exciting gifts to get you into the Christmas spirit.
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A quintessential part of the German of the German Christmas market is the alcoholic drinks. So you might be wondering how you can enjoy the tasty, boozy variety of drinks without drinking alcohol. Well, don’t you worry, JOMO has you covered. With these alcohol-free Christmas Market drink recipes, you can bring a thermos and join the fun without the alcohol!
After all, t’is the season to be jolly, and drink lots of warming alcohol-free drinks that taste boozey!
Glühwein
Glühwein (or mulled wine in English) is the drink we all associate with Christmas in Germany and the most popular drink at the Christmas Market. But luckily, this drink is easy to make without alcohol.
Ingredients
1 bottle of alcohol-free red wine (Noughty)
150ml GIMBER (or use 2-3 cm fresh ginger)
1 orange sliced
1 lemon sliced
3 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
2-3 star anise
Brown sugar to taste
You can use a bag of ready-mixed mulling spices instead of fresh spices.
Method
Add the alcohol-free wine, GIMBER, fruit and spices to a pan.
Stir this over low to medium heat to let the flavours mix together. Do not let it boil.
Add brown sugar to taste. The amount needed will depend on how sweet your alcohol-free wine is.
Bring it in a thermos to a Christmas market, or pour it into an Irish Coffee mug and garnish with a slice of orange and a cinnamon stick.
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Glühwein Mit Schuss
How do you stay warm at a Christmas market? Sometimes glühwein is not quite enough and you need the burn of a spirit. That is where “mit schuss”. This means with a shot!
Ingredients
Glühwein
One shot of your choice of alcohol-free spirit. We recommend: Myth Dark Rum, ANON Christmas Pudding Spirit, Mahala Botanical Amber or Crossip Dandy Smoke
Method
Add a shot of your chosen alcohol-free spirit to a glass of glühwein made using the above recipe!
Glühbier
What is more German than beer and glühwein mixed together? If glühwein doesn’t tickle your fancy, maybe a warming glass of glühbier will. There are a million different ways to make glühwein and glühbier, so choose the mulled recipe that sounds tastiest to you and then use alcohol-free beer or wine. You can even use cider!
Ingredients
4 bottles of alcohol-free beer (Lucky Saint, UNLTD or OM BEER)
100 gram cherries
1 sliced orange
1 sliced lemon
1 cinnamon stick
3 cloves
1 cardamon pod
Sugar to taste
Method
Add all of the ingredients except the sugar to a pan.
Heat it until warm, but not boiling. Let it steep for at least ten minutes.
Add sugar to taste. The amount needed will depend on which alcohol-free beer or cider you use.
Serve in Irish Coffee mugs or put in a thermos to take to the Christmas market with you.
Lumumba
Otherwise known as heiße schokolade, the Lumumba is a spiked hot chocolate. This is a delicious, adult-tasting hot chocolate that warms your body and your soul. It is the perfect drink to get you into the festive mood. And, better still, you can easily make it yourself at the Christmas market!
Ingredients
3 heaped teaspoons of hot chocolate powder
200 ml milk or plant based milk
Whipped Cream
Mini marshmallows
1 shot of alcohol-free rum or brandy. We recommend: Myth Dark Rum, Mahala Botanical Amber or Crossip Dandy Smoke
Method
Add the hot chocolate powder to a mug.
Heat your milk up and pour over the powder.
Stir or whisk until it is thoroughly stirred in and smooth.
Add a shot of alcohol-free rum or brandy and stir through.
Top with whipped cream and mini marshmallows.
This drink does not need to be prepared in advance if you want to enjoy it while at the Christmas market. Just buy a regular hot chocolate and add your alcohol-free spirit while you are out and about. Easy peasy!
Jägertee
Jägertee translates as hunters' tea and, unsurprisingly, was made for hunters. The alcoholic version of this drink is potent. However, we get to enjoy the strong flavours without worrying about the strength. This is a staple Christmas market drink but it is also commonly found at the Apres-Ski.
Ingredients
600 ml water
3 tablespoons loose black tea
6 cloves
1 Cinnamon stick
Orange cut into slices
Grated peel and zest 1/4 orange
1 tablespoon brown sugar
150 ml Myth Dark Rum
300 ml alcohol-free red wine (Noughty)
60 ml alcohol-free schnapps
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Method
Heat the water in a pan. Add the tea, spices and orange.
Add in the brown sugar and alcohol-free drinks.
Let it simmer for five minutes at least five minutes.
Strain the tea and then serve steaming hot.
Eierpunsch
This drink might sound gross, but it actually tastes like an alcoholic apple strudel in a mug. It is a delicious, very Christmassy drink.
Ingredients
500 ml alcohol-free white wine (or Noughty white sparkling wine)
50 ml alcohol-free rum (either Myth Dark rum or Marie Laveau White rum)
100g sugar
4 egg yolks
Juice of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Method
Add the egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract and nutmeg to a bowl. Whisk until this is foamy.
Stir in the alcohol-free rum and alcohol-free wine.
Add a cinnamon stick and then put over heat.
Stir the drink occasionally, but keep watching. If the drink boils, the egg will curdle. So, make sure that it does not boil.
When it is heated, whisk it once more and then pour it into a mug. Serve with whipped cream.
Grog
This is a simple and very traditional drink found in Northern Germany in the winter. It takes just three ingredients and is the easiest Christmas market drink you can make.
Ingredients
200 ml water
40 ml alcohol-free dark rum- we recommend MYTH
3 teaspoons brown sugar
Method
Bring water to the boil.
Add alcohol-free rum and sugar and stir until fully mixed.
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Gemma Mills
