Hot buttered rum!

[lazy_hoor]

In the interests of science I endeavored to make hot buttered rum. unav  wanted to know did the butter float on the top and now I can catagorically state 'sort of'.

First you must cream together 2/3 cup of soft brown sugar and half a cup of butter. The recipe called for 1/4 cup of honey; I added a tablespoon as I only had manuka and it tastes a bit odd.   Also added were around half a teaspoon of cinnamon, a shake or two of nutmeg and about four cloves.

I then threw in 3/4 cup of Morgan' Spiced Rum and whisked it all together. It didn't look appetising.



I added 2 cups of boiling water and whisked some more. This was a bit more like it:



The mixture was poured into an Irish coffee mug where it eventually settled much like a pint of Guinness would with a nice creamy head.



It tastes divine, like a very flavoursome cream liqueur.  It is incredibly rich though, so rich I can't see myself having more than two.  I feel quite full after drinking it!  This would be a perfect drink at Christmas, and it's lovely when the weather outside is a bit nippy.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_unhurt_/]

tomorrow i shall be buying RUM!

[lazy-hoor.livejournal.com]

HURRAH!

Also very good with MSR is ginger ale; this concoction is called a Happy Skipper.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_unhurt_/]

am writing shopping list now! in fact, i have plans to go for A Walk in the cold tomorrow afternoon. i feel that hot buttered rum afterward would be totally justified!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_unhurt_/]

here, i know nowt about rum - it doesn't have to be morgan's spiced does it? i mean. people will see me in the shop...

[thipe.livejournal.com]

Given I am using tesco's cheap good value dark rum, no it doesn't.

I've been using this version, which might be slightly less rich:

1 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp butter
1 tsp mixed spice
half cup rum
half cup hot water
half pinch salt

ARR NOM NOM

[lazy-hoor.livejournal.com]

For the buttered rum - no. For a Happy Skipper - yes.

MSR is bloody nice though.

[gnillot.livejournal.com]

I have both Captain Morgain (not spiced though, sadly) and 8yr old Bacardi sitting around at home. I think I may have to use one or both of them for some of this :D

[lazy-hoor.livejournal.com]

More scientific experiments!

[scarletts-web.livejournal.com]

It looks like a liquidised Lush soap.

[lazy-hoor.livejournal.com]

It is most fragrant!

[bananamanreject.livejournal.com]

I like your mug!

That looks lovely. I've never tried rum! This tempts me.

[lazy-hoor.livejournal.com]

It tastes like Christmas!

[unav.livejournal.com]

SCIENCE!

I am not convinced of its deliciousness. I think I need taste tests.

[lazy-hoor.livejournal.com]

I concurr.