Hot Buttered Rum
- Total Time
- 5 minutes
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Ingredients
Yield:1 drink
- ¾cup/6 ounces very hot water (just off the boil)
- 1teaspoon dark brown sugar (or maple syrup)
- ¼cup/2 ounces dark rum
- 1½teaspoons unsalted butter
- 1cinnamon stick
Ingredient Substitution Guide
Nutritional analysis per serving (1 servings)
199 calories; 6 grams fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 2 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 5 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 3 grams sugars; 0 grams protein; 9 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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- Step 1
In a mug or heat-proof glass, stir ¼ cup of the very hot water with the dark brown sugar until the sugar dissolves. Add the rum. Fill the glass with the remaining hot water.
- Step 2
Float the pat of butter on top and stir it into the drink using the cinnamon stick.
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Liv
At a bar I used to work at, we would prepare the butter ahead of time. First soften it, add spices you might like (nutmeg, allspice, cloves, etc). Then freeze in 1-2 tsp. balls. Can be stored in the freezer. When ready to make, just put one in a glass with the rum and sugar, pour over the boiling water.
Chef Butterfly
Add fresh, grated nutmeg and it’s 5 stars!
Lopine
delicious. I used spiced rum and added a bit more of everything but water.
Christiaan Burgess
The Jay Barn Inn in Vermont made their hot buttered rum with hot hard apple cider instead of sugar and water. The combination of 100 proof Rum and cider at 12% is remarkably strong even though delicious. To paraphrase Dorothy Parker, "I love to drink hot buttered rum, but only two at the most. Three puts me under the table and four puts me under the host."
mehauser
Tasty, but a bit watered down. I would recommend using only a half cup of water.
A
Tasted like watered down rum with butter
Christiaan Burgess
The Jay Barn Inn in Vermont made their hot buttered rum with hot hard apple cider instead of sugar and water. The combination of 100 proof Rum and cider at 12% is remarkably strong even though delicious. To paraphrase Dorothy Parker, "I love to drink hot buttered rum, but only two at the most. Three puts me under the table and four puts me under the host."
Liv
At a bar I used to work at, we would prepare the butter ahead of time. First soften it, add spices you might like (nutmeg, allspice, cloves, etc). Then freeze in 1-2 tsp. balls. Can be stored in the freezer. When ready to make, just put one in a glass with the rum and sugar, pour over the boiling water.
Prad Shenoy
Dash of vanilla bean essence, nutmeg & all spices as well
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Is not hot enough- we followed steps in sauce pan over stove on low
Liv
Perhaps consider...setting the heat on the stove higher. Should solve the problem.
Lopine
delicious. I used spiced rum and added a bit more of everything but water.
Chef Butterfly
Add fresh, grated nutmeg and it’s 5 stars!
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