Ingredients
Dark Rum →2 oz / 59 mL
Hot Water →4 oz / 118 mL
Demerara Syrup →0.5 oz / 15 mL
Cinnamon Syrup →0.25 oz / 7 mL
Nutmeg →garnishto garnish
Hot Buttered Rum
Hot Buttered Rum is a classic dark rum cocktail - demerara syrup, cinnamon, hot water in support, built in the glass. The proportions are the point: recognizable structure, not kitchen-sink improvisation.
Established named drink with documented provenance.
- Source: Widely published classic cocktail canon
- Method
- Built
- Glass
- mug
- Prep
- 6 min
11.3%
Total ABV
after dilution
One perfect serve
Standard recipe
Preparation
- 1
Combine the Hot Buttered Rum liquids in a mixing glass packed with ice.
- 2
Stir until the drink is cold and lightly diluted.
- 3
Strain into a mug and finish with the usual garnish.
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Batch and scale without guessing
Finished batch
56.7 oz
≈ 8 serves
Added water
2.7 oz
5% dilution
Estimated cost
$38.88
$4.86 per serve
Exact batch volumes
Scaled live from the standard recipe. Bottle estimates assume 750ml.