Name: Hot Buttered Rum Cocktail
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 barspoon Honey; 1 knob Unsalted butter; 60 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 2 pinch Freshly grated nutmeg; Top up with Boiling water

Ingredients

2 barspoon

Honey

1 knob

Unsalted butter

2 fl oz

Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years

2 pinch

Freshly grated nutmeg

Top up with

Boiling water

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-heat a TODDY GLASS.

Prepare garnish of cinnamon stick & lemon slice (studded with cloves).

Method

Place bar spoon loaded with honey in warmed glass.

Add other ingredients.

STIR until honey and butter are dissolved.

Garnish

Garnish with cinnamon stick & lemon slice (studded with cloves).

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

18.9 grams of pure alcohol

Review

In his The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David Embury says, "The Hot Spiced Rum is bad enough, but the lump of butter is the final insult. It blends with the hot rum just about as satisfactorily as warm olive oil blends with champagne!"

It's rare for us to question Embury but we rather like this slightly oily, warming, spicy toddy. This cocktail is even better when you use heated dry cider instead of boiling water.

Comments & Discussion

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Vaclav Alex Kyslik 36w

you can fat wash the rum with regular or browned butter, it's really easy and quick and the flavourful rum has an amazing mouthfeel plus the cocktail then has almost zero grease

John Hinojos Premium Member 1y

Had forgotten about this cocktail. As it is a cold (for San Diego, CA USA) standards and rainy this was a perfect evening cocktail. Used a Hamilton pot stilled Black Rum. A hefty knob of butter and it was delightful. Perfect to warm you up.

Robert Holen 1y

The cocktail almost everyone thinks sounds disgusting, but is enjoyed by nearly all who give it a try.

Richard Droese 3y

How much is a “knob?”

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

That's as difficult to quantify as a dash. However, a knob is generally accepted as being 2 to 3 teaspoons.

John Hinojos Premium Member 1y

Agree. It is a British measurement also used in many recipes. I would say about a walnut sized piece of butter. Since it is butter, a little additional will not hurt the quality of the cocktail.