Hot Buttered Rum

Ingredients

• Drink

  • ¼ cup (55 g) unsalted butter, softened
  • ¼ cup (55 g) brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) maple syrup
  • ½ orange, zest finely grated
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 pinch ground cloves
  • 2 cups (500 ml) water
  • ½ to ¾ cup (125 to 180 ml) dark rum (see note)

• Garnish (optional)

  • ½ cup (125 ml) 35% whipping cream
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • Ground cinnamon, to taste