Hot Buttered Rum

It’s Day 3 of 12 Days of Christmas Cocktails and today I bring you a Hot Buttered Rum.  Oh Yum!

To be honest, I can’t remember ever having a Hot Buttered Rum before.  It always sounded like a good holiday drink that I would like to try, just never  had one.  So what better time than today (and this 12 days of cocktails series) to give it a try?

I looked around the internet to see what went in a Hot Buttered Rum batter.  Pretty much what I expected.  Basically butter, brown sugar and spices.  Seemed simple enough.  Many recipes had powdered sugar and vanilla ice cream as well.  That sounded equally fantastic, but I wanted a batter that was more of a spiced butter, thinking it would also be good on toast.  Which it is!  So be sure to get double duty out of your spiced butter and smear some on a piece of toast in the morning. It’s delish!

To make the batter, just let a stick of butter sit out to room temperature, then mix it up with some brown sugar and the spices and you have a “batter” ready to make a delicious Hot Buttered Rum cocktail.  To make the drink, add a heaping spoonful of the butter batter and dark rum in an Irish coffee glass (or a mug) add and top it off with boiling hot water. It’s super pretty with a garnish of orange twist and cinnamon stick on top.  I like to drop the garnish in my drink when I’m drinking it.  If you want a creamier drink, add a bit of cream.  Or ice cream.  Or whipped cream.  You get the idea.

The Hot Buttered Rum batter keeps well in the refrigerator so make up a batch to have on hand this holiday season and enjoy on those cold wintery nights!

Hot Buttered Rum

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A classic holiday drink and perfect for those cold wintery nights snuggled up in front of the fire.

Ingredients

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For the Spiced Butter mixture:

• 1 stick butter
• 1/2 C. brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. cloves
• 1/2 tsp. ginger

For the Hot Butter Rum Cocktail

• 1 heaping spoonful of the Spiced Butter
• 1 shot dark rum (I used Meyers)
• Boiling hot water

For the Garnish:

• orange peel
• cinnamon stick

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Instructions

To make the Spiced Butter:

1. In a small mixing bowl, combine softened butter with brown sugar and spices. Mix well. Set aside.

To Make a Hot Buttered Rum:

1. In an Irish coffee glass or other mug, add spiced butter batter and rum.
2. Pour hot water over top and give it a stir.
3. Garnish with orange peel and cinnamon stick