< Swedish, shortening of glödgat vin mulled wine ( glödgat, past participle of glödga to mull, heat up, derivative of glöd ember; vin wine )
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And thus glögg, a heated wine, was born.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
A preshow party includes Christmas cookies, glasses of glögg and a visit from Santa.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2016
What to drink Gingerbread Although Swedes seem to drink coffee with just about everything, I think it would be a bit more festive to serve glögg, the Scandi version of mulled wine, with Magnus’s gingerbread.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 5, 2015
One of the first festivals of the holiday season features Scandinavian music, arts and crafts, a visit from Santa and mugs of steaming glögg.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2014
The fact that it references Stockholm and Oslo doesn't hurt, allowing the musky scent of glögg to waft out of the speakers.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 16, 2010
In Sweden, glogg comes sprinkled with almonds and plump raisins, which have soaked up the wine and taken on the flavor of the spices.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2022
Other ideas encourage the city and its restaurants to develop winter food festivals and marketing campaigns that remind us how charming it can be to bundle up, drink glogg and stroll in the snow.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 15, 2020
Groggy from reading glogg and pancake recipes, and the accompanying reflections on hugging, sledding and board games by Mr. Wiking and others, I was poised to hygger here at home.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2016
But you should have a taste for strong coffee, warm glogg and sweet seasonal pies and pastries, because the holiday cafeteria is not to be missed.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2016
Ashore, we met Linda Wahlström, and she invited us to the hilltop B&B she runs to warm up with a glass of glogg, the Swedish mulled wine, and some grilled Stockholmer sausages.
From Washington Post
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