Feuerzangenbowle
Feuerzangenbowle is Germany's most theatrical winter drink: a rum-soaked sugar cone burns blue above spiced wine, dripping caramel into the pot. The 1944 film of the same name made it a student cult ritual. Half punch, half fireworks show.
- Type
- Punch
- ABV
- ~11%
- Time
- 2 min
- Glass
- Heatproof mug
- Technique
- Built
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Build in the glass
Afwerken met Orange slice.
- Red Wine 200 ml
- Overproof rum 40 ml
- Sugar 1 piece
- Cinnamon stick 1 piece
- Cloves 2 piece
- Orange peel 2 piece
- 1
Gently heat the wine with the spices and zest without boiling.
- 2
Place the sugar cone on tongs above the pot and soak it with rum.
- 3
Carefully ignite the sugar so it caramelises and drips into the wine.
- 4
Ladle into heatproof mugs and garnish with an orange slice.





