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Rumtopf is a traditional German tipple you build over the course of the entire harvest season. It’s great fun and a tribute to a productive growing season to add fruits as they ripen over successive months and then enjoy at the end of the year when all the flavors have blended and the concoction is at its best. What better way to reflect back on the year’s bounty than with all its tastes in one glorious glass. Cheers, indeed!
Cooks' Note
Yes, the hooch is the point of Rumtopf. But it comes with a delicious by-product—the fruit. Use it to top pound cake, bake into muffins, or blend into yogurt for tasty, grown-ups-only desserts.
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