The Imbiber's Almanac.
Are you looking for festive reasons to raise your glass this month?Here are a few of them! Write to us at info@gotrum.com if we missed any!
JAN 1 National Bloody Mary Day
JAN 11 National Hot Toddy Day
JAN 17 National Hot Buttered Rum Day
JAN 21 Baltic Porter Day
JAN 22 National Irish Coffee Week
JAN 24 National Beer Can Appreciation Day
JAN 25 National Irish Coffee Day
JAN 25 Burns Night
JAN 31 Brandy Alexander Day
Featured Cocktail: Hot Buttered Rum
(Celebrated on January 17)
The Hot Buttered Rum is a cocktail that is synonymous with cold weather and with end of year celebrations. Our Cocktail Scientist, Joel Lackovich, published the following recipe in his November 2019 article, please read it to learn more about the origin, chemistry and nutritional composition of this cocktail (link after recipe).
Ingredients:
- Dark rum– 2.0 oz (60 mL)
- Butter, unsalted – 1 TBSP
- Light brown sugar – 1 Tsp
- Allspice – 1/8 Tsp
- Ground cloves – 1/8 Tsp
- Ground cinnamon – 1/8 Tsp
- Ground nutmeg – 1/8 Tsp
- Boiling water
Directions:
- Place the butter, light brown sugar, and all the spices in a glass mug.
- Muddle all ingredients together inside the glass mug.
- Add rum to the mixture.
- Fill glass mug with boiling water.
- Serve immediately.