Hot Buttered Rum

Hot Buttered Rum

This is a great drink to warm up with and relax on a cold winter night.

2 sticks	butter (one at room temperature, one melted)
2 cups	brown sugar
1 tsp	ground cinnamon
½ tsp	ground cloves
½ tsp	ground allspice
¼ tsp	grated nutmeg
	good rum
	very hot water
	whipped cream

Add the room temp butter to a mixing bowl. Pour the melted stick of butter over it. Add the brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg. If you can get whole nutmeg, grate it with a microplane, it makes a big difference. Stir everything together and spoon the mixture into a resealable bowl and refrigerate.

To make the hot buttered rum, spoon 2 tablespoons of the butter/sugar mixture into a large mug, add two ounces of good rum (I like dark rum best). Add enough very hot (nearly boiling) water to almost fill the mug. Stir until the sugar has dissolved, top with whipped cream, serve. BTW, if you are not a fan of rum, this works very well with good bourbon.

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