Glogg is a traditional Christmas drink to Skoal with. Be temperate. It's potency sneaks up on you. Glogg gets better if aged one year but is OK to drink as soon as made.

• 3 dozen blanched almonds
• 6 sticks cinnamon
• 1 dozen cardamom seeds, crushed
• 2 cups raisins
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 qts dark port wine
• 1 qt sherry wine
• 1 qt aquavit

1. In a large pot, simmer spices in 1/4 cup of water for 15 minutes. Add port and sherry, bringing to a boil but do not boil.
2. Add raisins, sugar, aquavit and simmer for 1/2 hour.
3. Let mixture cool down and then bottle, distributing raisins, almonds, arid spices among bottles.

To serve: Warm Glogg until hot and serve with some of the raisins and almonds in each glass.