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Maitrank (May-drink)
Maitrank (May-drink) is a traditional Luxembourger recipe for a classic drink of wine and cognac sweetened with sugar and flavoured with oranges, lemons and sweet woodruff. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Luxembourger version of: May-drink (Maitrank).
prep time
10 minutes
cook time
10 minutes
Total Time:
20 minutes
Additional Time:
(+48 hours marinating)
Makes:
3 bottles
Rating: 
Tags : Wild FoodLuxembourg Recipes
This is a classic drink of the Arlon region of Luxembourg that actually originated with the monks of Prüm, Germany in 840 CE. Like many German-influenced 'May' drinks it uses sweet woodruff as a flavouring ingredient.
Ingredients:
1l of Riesling white wine
500ml Champagne Cognac
500g sugar cubes
3 oranges, sliced
1 lemon, sliced
1 bunch of
sweet woodruff leaves (pick the leaves in early May, before the plant flowers)
Method:
Combine the ingredients in an earthenware pot and macerate with a potato masher. Cover and set aside to marinate for 48 hours.
After this time pour through a fine-meshed sieve then pour into bottles, stopper and keep until needed.
To serve, chill in the refrigerator and flavour with a slice of orange. Typically it's served in a glass with a splash of ice-cold champagne.
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