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.
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.
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.
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.
