From the classic hot toddy and hot buttered rum to mulled cider and adult hot chocolate, give any one of our 10 collected hot drinks for the Christmas holidays a try. Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
1. HOT TODDY BASIC
Ingredients:
Generous pinch powdered cinnamon
4 whole cloves
1-1/2 oz whiskey or brandy, rum, gin, or vodka
1 oz sugar syrup or to taste
Boiling water
Cinnamon stick
Grated nutmeg
Lemon slice
Mixing instructions:
Warm a mug or old fashioned glass and add all ingredients, except nutmeg, and fill with boiling water. Stir and top with grated nutmeg. Garnish with cinnamon stick, if you wish.
Any type of whiskey, rum or brandy will make a good toddy. It is a matter of personal preference.
Measurements are approximate, depending on how strong, sweet or spicy you want your toddy to be.
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2. DOWN EAST HOT BUTTERED RUM
Ingredients:
4 cloves (whole)
2 tsp brown sugar
1-1/2 oz gold rum
1 cup apple cider
1 lemon peel
Cinnamon stick
Grated nutmeg
Small pat butter
Mixing instructions:
In a warmed, heat-proof mug, add sugar and a little cider that has been heated to the boiling point. Stir until sugar is dissolved and add cinnamon, cloves, lemon peel and rum. Fill with hot cider, stir, and top with butter and grated nutmeg.
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3. FLAMING HOT BUTTERED RUM
Ingredients:
1/2 oz over proof rum
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 oz dark rum
Boiling water
Butter
Cinnamon stick
Whole cloves
Grated nutmeg
Lemon or orange peel
Pinch sugar
Mixing instructions:
Rinse a large, heat-proof mug with boiling water, add sugar, cinnamon stick, and a lemon or orange peel studded with cloves. Pour in enough boiling water to dissolve sugar and stir in rum. Fill mug with boiling water and place pat of butter on top of drink.
Warm Demerara rum in a ladle, into which you have put a pinch of sugar, by partially immersing the bowl in hot water. Ignite rum and pour blazing into mug. Add a little additional butter, if you wish, and sprinkle with nutmeg.
4. HIGHLAND HOT MILK PUNCH
Ingredients:
2 oz scotch
1 tsp sugar syrup or to taste
1 oz Drambuie
1 eggs (whole), beaten
1 cup milk
Pinch powdered cinnamon
Mixing instructions:
Heat all ingredients, except cinnamon, in a saucepan over low heat, stirring from time to time to prevent milk from scorching. Rinse a heat-proof mug with boiling water and fill with hot punch. Sprinkle cinnamon on top.
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5. APPLE BARREL APRES-SKI TODDY
Ingredients:
1-1/2 oz apple schnapps
1 cup apple cider or apple juice
1 oz brandy
1 tsp honey or to taste
Cinnamon stick
Mixing instructions:
Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and heat until hot. Do not boil. Pour into a hot mug.
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