Hot Buttered Rum

COCKTAIL INGREDIENTS:
- 60 ml Aged Blended Rum
- 1 tbsp Hot Buttered Rum Batter
- 200 ml Hot Water

BATTER (approx. 3 cocktails):
- 23 g Soft Butter
- 23 g Brown Sugar
- 23 g White Sugar
- 0,75 ml Cinnamon
- 0,25 ml Ground Cloves
- 0,25 ml Ground Nutmeg
- 50 ml Vanilla Ice Cream

GARNISH:
- Grated Nutmeg
- Cinnamon Stick

INSTRUCTIONS:

BATTER:
• In a bowl combine all of the batter ingredients except ice cream.
• Mix to combine.
• Add ice cream and mix again.
• Transfer the batter to a covered container and store in the freezer.

COCKTAIL:
• Combine rum and batter in a heat proof glass.
• Top with hot water.
• Stir to combine.
• Garnish with some freshly grated nutmeg and a cinnamon stick.

Cocktail author: unknown, cocktail traces its history back to the colonial times.

Warm cocktails could be a delightful addition to your holiday celebration and this recipe for hot buttered rum ticks all the marks: delicious, warming and full of holiday spices.

Traditionally, Hot Buttered Rum is made with a touch of butter added at the last second leaving you with a layer of milk fat floating on top of the drink. Not too appetizing. This recipe circumvents the problem by mixing butter into a pre-made batter, that incorporates much easier into the hot water and rum mixture, resulting in a much more uniform cocktail.

Flavour profile is defined by molasses and caramel notes of rum blending with a mix of holiday spices such as cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Sugar adds a little bit of sweetness, which when combined with ice cream and butter results in almost creamy decadent texture. Irresistible when garnished with freshly grated nutmeg and slightly smoldering stick of cinnamon.

Hot buttered rum is an interesting cocktail with long and complex history and while it might not be for everyone’s taste, I do encourage trying it.

Source material:
https://www.liquor.com/recipes/hot-buttered-rum/