The recipe
- 1 tspButter batter (see steps)
- 2 ozDark rum60 ml
- Top withHot water≈ 5 oz
How to make it
- 1Ahead of time: beat 1 cup of soft salted butter with 2 cups of brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon and ½ tsp nutmeg; keep it in the fridge.
- 2Put a teaspoon of the batter and the rum in a warm mug.
- 3Fill with hot water and stir until the butter melts.
The hot water isn’t measured; the numbers assume 5 oz.
The ratio
1 : 2½
In parts, a Hot Buttered Rum is 1 rum and 2½ water. Plus a touch of butter and brown sugar. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
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