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How to Serve Mulled Wine & Mulled Cider at Your Venue This Winter
For bars, restaurants, and hotels looking to add a premium warm drink to their winter menu — without the complexity.
Winter is the easiest season to add incremental beverage revenue — if you have the right product. Mulled wine is one of the most requested warm drinks from May through August, yet most venues either skip it entirely or produce an inconsistent result that doesn't justify a premium price point.
This post covers everything your team needs to know about running Mulled Beverages sachets in a venue environment — from prep to serve to menu positioning.
Why Venues Are Adding Mulled Beverages to Their Winter Menu
The problem with most venue mulled wine programs is consistency. Loose spices mean different staff produce different results. One batch is perfect. The next is over-spiced. Guests notice.
Mulled Beverages sachets solve this with a single change: one sachet, one bottle of wine, one consistent result — every time, regardless of who's behind the bar.
- No spice knowledge required. Any staff member can set up in 90 seconds, ready to serve in minutes.
- Pre-measured for one bottle. No guesswork, no waste, no variation.
- Wine-first formula. Engineered specifically for red wine — not a generic mulling blend.
- Mulled Cider available. Cover non-wine drinkers at the same occasion without a second product system.
Watch: How to Prepare Mulled Beverages for Venue Service
The video below walks through the full venue preparation process — from sachet to serve — including batch scaling for high-volume service, temperature management, and presentation tips for a premium glassware serve.
📹 VENUE INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO
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Video covers: sachet preparation, scaling for service, temperature holding, glassware and garnish presentation, and staff briefing tips.
Venue Preparation Guide
Large format (Standard)
- Pour 1 full bottle of red wine per 1 large infuser bag into an urn or slow cooker.
- Heat to approximately 65-70°C — do not boil.
- Allow to infuse.
- Sachets can easily be removed when ready.
- Garnish with a fresh slice of orange or a slide of dehydrated orange and a cinnamon stick (optional — available as an add-on). Pro tip: rim with cinnamon sugar for mulled cider.
During service: simply top up with 1 full bottle of red wine per 1 large infuser bag
Mulled Cider Variation
The same preparation applies to the Mulled Beverages cider infuser— use one liter of sweet cider (or sparkling apple) per infuser. Apple or pear cider works best. Serve in glassware with a cinnamon sugar rim and cinnamon stick.
Menu Positioning & Pricing
Mulled Beverages lends itself to premium menu positioning. With a wholesale cost delivering GP of 75–90% per serve, venues can confidently price at $14–$18 per glass in a casual dining or bar environment, and $18–$24 in a hotel or fine dining context.
Interested in Stocking Mulled Beverages?
We supply venues across Australia with flexible minimum order quantities suited to independent and boutique hospitality operations. Trade pricing, point-of-sale support, and venue preparation guides.
Or contact us directly:
📧 info@mulledbeverages.com
📞 0424 816 036
Mulled Beverages is proudly Australian-made. Venue partnerships include four-year running collaboration with McWilliams Wines (Calabria Family Wine Group), 2025 Recipe collab with Carlsberg, and 2023-2025 Crowne Plaza Darling Harbour.
4.9 stars across thousands of happy customers. Mulled Beverages is the name to seek for winter on-trade beverages.