In Sweden, the traditional spiced mulled wine drunk at Christmas is glögg.
Glögg is a Swedish style of mulled wine, usually made by warming red wine with sugar and spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and ginger. Some versions include brandy, vodka, akvavit or Swedish punsch, while alcohol-free varieties use fruit or berry juice. It is warmed gently rather than boiled, especially when wine or spirits are used.
Hot spiced wine has been known in the Nordic countries since at least the 16th century. Glögg became especially associated with winter and Christmas during the 19th century. It is commonly served with raisins and blanched almonds, often alongside gingerbread biscuits or saffron buns. The name comes from the Swedish expression glödgat vin, meaning “heated wine.”
Glögg is not the same as eggnog, cider or every European mulled wine, although it belongs to the same broad family. Similar drinks are called gløgg in Danish and Norwegian, and glögi in Finnish and Estonian.