Let’s toast to the final installment of this Tudor series with Hippocras! Hippocras was a popular drink of King Henry VIII and was drunk at the Field of Cloth and Gold; a celebration of his treaty with King Francis I of France. As a predecessor of today’s mulled wine, it is a sweet and delicious way to finish out any meal. Enjoy!
1 bottle of wine
1/4 tsp each cinnamon, ginger, cardamon, grains of paradise
1/2 cup honey
1 oz brandy
Renaissance by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (
British School. Previously attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497-1543), Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1545, Royal Collection Trust, UK, Height: 168.9 cm (66.4 in) Width: 347.3 cm (11.3 ft), Oil on Canvas. {{PD-US-expired}}
Unknown author, Français : Fabrication et dégustation de l’hypocras au Moyen Age, scanned 7 December 2011. {{PD-US-expired}}