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Dutch Bishop Wine

Traditionele bisschopswijnAlthough actually it’s English!

The Dutch consider Bishop wine as a typically Dutch mulled wine for Sint Nicholas Eve. But it appears that its origins are not Dutch at all. According to the largeĀ Woordenboek der Nederlandsche TaalĀ (Lexicon of the Dutch Language, publishedĀ  in installments from 1864 to 1998), bisschopswijnĀ has English roots. The name indicates the likenis of the red drink to the bishops’ robes.Ā Later, the Dutch would associate the bishop’s wine with one bishop in particular, Saint Nicholas or Sinterklaas. More recipes for Dutch Sinterklaas.

On this page is a modern version of Bisschopswijn, but I have also published a niniteenth-century English version called Smoking Bishop.
For 1 bottle Bishop Wine;Ā preparation in advanceĀ 10 minutes + 1 night; preparationĀ 5 minutes.

Traditional Bishop Wine100 to 150 grĀ powdered sugarĀ (dissolves easier)
1 bottleĀ red wine
1 orange
5 cloves
1 stick cinnamon, in pieces

Preparation in advance

Pour boiling water over the orange to remove the protecting layer of wax. Organic oranges also often have this layer. Stick the cloves in the orange, and put it in a pan together with the other ingredients. Cover with plastic foil and let it rest for one night.

Preparation

Remove the plastic foil and heat the wine to no more than 70 oC/160 °F.  If so desired, add ½ to 1¼ cup hot water to the wine. Strain the wine through a cofee filter and pour while the wine is still hot.

To serve

The wine must not be boiling hot, but to be on the safe side, do not use the best crystal glasses. Even tea glasses are possible.

Ingredients

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ClovesCloves

Cloves are the unopened flower buds of theĀ Syzygium aromaticum, a plant that originally only grew on the Maluku Islands (the ā€˜spice Islands, Indonesia). Their shape reminded the Dutch ofĀ nails, hence the name ā€˜kruidnagel’ (spice nail).Ā The EnglishĀ clove, which does not seem to have any connection with nails, derived from the FrenchĀ clouĀ (de girofle), which also means ā€˜nail’.
The trade in cloves has been turbulent. During the Middle Ages, Arabs bought the spice from local producers and sold it in Europe. In 1514 the Portuguese conquered the Maluku Islands and they held the monopoly on cloves for as long as a century. The Dutch pinched the islands in the beginning of the seventeenth century and introduced draconic measures (death penalty to the smugglers of plants) in order to prevent the growing of cloves anywhere outside of Ambon. In 1770 the very aptly named Frenchman Pierre Poivre succeeded in breaking the monopoly on cloves (and nutmeg/mace) by stealing some plants and transferring them to Mauritius and later toMadagascar.

Recipe for modern bishop wine for Dutch Sinterklaas
Ā© Author Christianne Muusers

Filed Under: Traditional, England, Netherlands, Beverage Tagged With: red wine, orange, cloves Gepubliceerd op 21 November 2017Laatste wijziging 29 November 2019

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