Maple Hot Buttered Rum
Prepare yourself…this may be the best tasting cocktail I’ve ever made. I’ll be honest, I’m generally not a cocktail drinker unless you can barely tell there’s alcohol in something and this falls in that category.
As I was searching for an interesting fall cocktail to add to my repertoire, I came across this drink on Serious Eats.
It sounded like a very odd ingredient list to me and I was all for it. I also trust Serious Eats will all my culinary delights so I knew this weird flavor combo would be delightful.
I did change a couple things… removed the vanilla bean (because they are so expensive) and subbed vanilla extract. I thought it was a little weird to heat up the rum since wouldn’t that remove some alcohol? But I did decide I should heat the vanilla to remove the alcohol taste from that flavor.
My husband wasn’t a fan of the salt with this drink so if you tend to not like a salty/sweet combo then simply don’t worry about salting your glass. I will also mention that you need to drink this while it is hot. Once cooled, the butter gets a little weird. Not to worry – the drink is so good that you’ll be more than happy to drink it while still warm.
Maple Hot Buttered Rum
Ingredients
- 1/2 lemon
- course salt
- 4 oz apple cider
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 oz dark rum
- 1/2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
Instructions
- Take half a lemon and rub the rim of a heat-safe glass. Roll the rim through course salt to coat.
- Bring the apple cider and the vanilla extract to a low boil.
- Pour dark rum into the prepared glass and then pour in the heated cider/vanilla mixture. Stir.
- Top with a pat of butter (about 1/2 a tablespoon) and drizzle maple syrup over the top.
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