Learn to make this festive libation, courtesy of the Carousel Bar & Lounge at Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans.

Hot Buttered Rum Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. rum (preferably spiced)
• 2 oz. hot water
• 1/2 oz. agave nectar
• 1 tbsp. spiced butter: 1 stick butter, soft; 1 cup Steen’s cane syrup; 1 tsp. cinnamon; 1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Recipe: 

• Vigorously mix together spiced butter ingredients in a bowl. Refrigerate until firm.
• Pour rum, hot water, and agave into a glass. Float a spoonful of spiced butter on top, and stir to dissolve. Enjoy while hot!

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