Christmas in Germany - Feuerzangenbowle

It's that time of the year again, when magic and freezing temperatures turn the reaction to cheap warm wine from "eeewww!" into "mmmmhh... Can I have some more?". Once again, Munich is filled with christmas markets with all sorts of beautiful [and slightly overpriced] ornaments, delicious foods and of course, hot beverages, mostly alcoholic, to keep us warm. Here's a picture of an ornament shop at the christmas market in the "Marienplatz", with the town hall in the background:

Ever since I saw the movie by the same name I've wanted to try a "Feuerzangenbowle", a traditional christmas beverage made of hot wine with cinnamon and other spices, which is then sweetened by a block of sugar soaked with rum and melted by lighting it on fire. It was quite interesting to hold the cup and watch the sugar burn, slowly melting into it.
I burned my tonge attempting to drink it shortly after the flame went out, but once it cooled down a bit, it was really a treat! This is what it looked like half way through the "melting process":