Winter Cocktails

Hot Buttered Rum

1/2 tablespoon soft butter 
1 teaspoon brown sugar 
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon 
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg 
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract   

1 shot of Appleton or other dark rum
boiling water

Mix butter, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla in a glass mug.  Add a shot of rum and fill the glass with boiling water. Stir well.

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Hot Toddy

1/2 cup boiling water
1 shot River Hill 100 Bourbon
2 teaspoons honey
1/4 lemon
1 cinnamon stick

In a glass mug, stir together boiling water, bourbon, honey, and lemon. Garnish with lemon rind and a cinnamon stick.

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Irish Coffee

1 shot of Jameson whiskey
1 teaspoon maple syrup
hot black coffee
whipped cream
ground cinnamon for dusting

Stir whiskey, maple syrup, and coffee in a glass mug. Top with whipped cream and dust with ground cinnamon.

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Mulled Wine

1-quart water 
20 cloves 
8 star anise
6 cinnamon sticks 
1/2 cup sugar 
1 bottle of French Pinot Noir or Merlot
orange for garnish

Add the above into a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Add wine.  Stir and serve warm in a glass mug garnished with orange, star anise, and cinnamon sticks.