***I’ve decided to run this sale until the first of the year, though if you want them by Christmas you have to have your order in by 12/12/25 to give me time to get them made and shipped, any orders made after 12/12/25 may come after Christmas. In the case that I have a large amount of orders, I may run this sale longer than the 1st. ***
A mulling iron has many names but only has really one use. It’s used to be heated to a red hot color in a wood fire and dipped into a tin mug filled with a beer. Yes you read that right, people are purposely boiling beer and drinking it. The purpose of dipping it is to carmalize the sugars giving it a smoky wood and caramel taste. (There are plenty of recipes online from people who understand this process better than me). The ones I make are based off an example in the book “Early American Wrought Iron”. These have a fairly long handle to ensure your hand is far enough away from the hot end. They also have a loop for hanging for when not in use. These come in two different styles one that’s simple or one with a slight twist in the handle. Some may come with a forge welded end, and some may only be forged out of one piece. It all depends on what I have available. Historically these were made from whatever wrought iron or scrap that a shop had. And to go along with tradition in the 21st century I make mine the same way, just in a more modern way. No iron looks the same, some may be more rounded than others, and some may be more square, like I said I’m just following tradition with what I have on hand for scrap. All of these irons are completely hand forged the only exception is using a power hammer to draw the bars out. The rest is done by hand.
***I’ve decided to run this sale until the first of the year, though if you want them by Christmas you have to have your order in by 12/12/25 to give me time to get them made and shipped, any orders made after 12/12/25 may come after Christmas. In the case that I have a large amount of orders, I may run this sale longer than the 1st. ***
A mulling iron has many names but only has really one use. It’s used to be heated to a red hot color in a wood fire and dipped into a tin mug filled with a beer. Yes you read that right, people are purposely boiling beer and drinking it. The purpose of dipping it is to carmalize the sugars giving it a smoky wood and caramel taste. (There are plenty of recipes online from people who understand this process better than me). The ones I make are based off an example in the book “Early American Wrought Iron”. These have a fairly long handle to ensure your hand is far enough away from the hot end. They also have a loop for hanging for when not in use. These come in two different styles one that’s simple or one with a slight twist in the handle. Some may come with a forge welded end, and some may only be forged out of one piece. It all depends on what I have available. Historically these were made from whatever wrought iron or scrap that a shop had. And to go along with tradition in the 21st century I make mine the same way, just in a more modern way. No iron looks the same, some may be more rounded than others, and some may be more square, like I said I’m just following tradition with what I have on hand for scrap. All of these irons are completely hand forged the only exception is using a power hammer to draw the bars out. The rest is done by hand.