Hot Buttered Rum

• 6 whole cloves
• 1 1/2 oz. dark rum
• 1 1/2 tsp. brown sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 cups boiling water
• Grated nutmeg
• Lemon peel
• 1 tsp. butter

Put the brown sugar, cinnamon stick, and lemon peel studded with cloves in the bottom of a coffee mug. Pour in a little of the boiling water and stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the rum and fill the rest of the way with boiling water. Stir and top it with the butter. Sprinkle it with cinnamon and stir. Remove the solids before serving.

• Yields: 1 serving
• Preparation Time: 10 minutes