Iltalehti’s jury tested eight alcoholic, interesting new mulled wines.
Iltalehti’s jury blindly tested eight alcoholic novelty mulled wines and gave them school marks of 4–10. The clear winner was Lignell & Piispanen Loimu 2025. Hartwall’s Valkia Talviomena took second place with only half a point difference.
1st place: Loimu 2025 75 cl, 15 vol% Lignell & Piispanen
Price: €16.49
Manufacturer’s description: Loimu 2025 Vintage mulled wine gets its aromatic and rich taste from berries ripened by a nightless night. Its taste is highlighted by lingonberry, blueberry and rowan berry, selected as the natural product of 2025.
Opinions of the council:
– There is clearly a lot of fruit here.
– Smells good. I would love to buy this. A safe choice for everyone.
– Appropriately spicy, rich taste.
Rating: 8.5
2nd place: Valkia Talviomena mulled wine 75 cl, 8 vol% Hartwall Turku Oy.
Price: €9.99
Manufacturer’s description: Apple wine made in Finland is flavored with Christmas cinnamon.
Opinions of the council:
– The smell of fried apple oats.
– Appropriately sweet. Nice, warming spiciness.
– Soft and appley scent, appropriately mulled-like and Christmassy.
Grade: 8
Shared 3rd place: Christmas mulled wine Raspberry 75 cl, 15 vol% Anora Group Plc
Price: €11.28
Manufacturer’s description: Christmas glögi Raspberry tastes of rich red wine, all the delicious Christmas spices and fresh raspberry.
Opinions of the council:
– Lovely smell!
– Very pleasant and sweet smell. It’s not too flashy, but it definitely stands out.
– Pleasant aroma, squeamish mouthfeel.
Rating: 7.5
Shared 3rd place: Rocky glögg Plum Tart 75 cl, 8 vol% Hartwall Turku Oy
Price: €11.49
Manufacturer’s description: The most unexpected treat of Christmas! Make the traditional your own and let your taste show.
Opinions of the council:
– A dessert wine-like, pleasant aroma.
– It would go well even with cheeses, the impression is refined.
– Just a good, basic easy choice.
Rating: 7.5
5th place: Blossa 25 Alperna 75 cl, 15 vol% Anora Sweden AB
Price: €16.49
Manufacturer’s description: This year’s mulled wine takes us through snow-covered valleys and up to pine-covered mountain peaks, finally ending up in the Alps.
Opinions of the council:
– Somehow a homemade impression, I would like softness.
– It smells like standard mulled wine with added clear liquor. I liked a lot.
Rating: 6.5
6th place: Dufvenkrooks Rum Raisin 75 cl, 15 vol% Herrljunga Drycker AB för Spirit of Sweden
Price: €14.59
Alko’s description: Dark red, sweet, medium acidity, rich, rum raisin, plum, dark cherry, Christmas spice.
Opinions of the council:
– If I were to advertise this, the ad would have all the generic nerd elements.
– Now the alcohol kicks in, smokes and makes the throat a little rough.
– Mother’s drink.
Grade: 6
7th place: Jaloviina Glögi 75 cl, 20 vol% Anora Group Plc
Price: €13.93
Manufacturer’s description: Jaloviina Glögi is a balanced mulled wine in which the Finnish icon Jaloviina and classic Christmas spices create a high-quality taste experience suitable for Finnish Christmas.
Opinions of the council:
– Sauna-warm walk. Not found in the feel of mulled wine.
– I don’t feel like enjoying a lot, but it’s nice with a few sips.
– The taste is even cognac-like.
Grade: 6
8th place: Åre Glögg 75 cl, 8 vol% Galatea Beverages Oy
Price: €9.39
Manufacturer’s description: Åre mulled wine is based on high-quality Tempranillo red wine, lightly seasoned with cardamom, ginger and cloves. Exceptionally dry red wine mulled wine.
Opinions of the council:
– The taste escapes to something, you can’t get hold of it.
– Coffee-like and bitter taste. Not sweet at all.
Rating: 4.5
The winner of the glötest was Loimu 2025, in the picture the second bottle from the right. Rosa Bröijer
