Depending on which part of the world you are you might be experiencing chilly evenings. Enjoying a hot buttered rum drink is surely a special way to warm up.
Hot buttered rum contains rum and butter, of course, hot water or cider, a sweetener and spices (typically cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves).
This drink dates back to the colonial days in the United States. It was in the 1650s when Jamaica began importing molasses to Colonial America. New England started opening distilleries where the colonists then began adding distilled rum to hot beverages such as toddies and nogs, creating hot buttered rum, eggnog and others.
Hot buttered rum is often made by blending a buttered rum batter with dark rum. Dark rum is a rum that has been barrel-aged for an extended length of time to retain a more intense molasses flavor.
Those that prefer a milder or a spicier taste may choose the option of using light rum or spiced rum mixed with the batter.