Recipe: Hot buttered rum

The Cascade Room offers up their holiday recipe for hot buttered rum.

Compound Butter
Ingredients
¼ lb of unsalted butter, softened but not melted
2 cups of brown sugar
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon of ground ginger
½ teaspoon of ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon of ground allspice
½ teaspoon of salt

Yields approximately 500ml or enough compound for approximately 24 cocktails.

Method:

• Add all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and cream together with a wooden spoon or spatula until smooth.
• Divide mixture into small sterilized mason jars with lids.
• Keep refrigerated.

Hot Buttered Rum 

In your favourite coffee mug, add 1 tablespoon of the compound butter.
Add 6oz. of boiling water, stir to dissolve.
Add 1 to 2 oz. of dark rum to taste.
Garnish with a cinnamon stick.