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Hot Buttered Rum in a wine glass, drawn with its ingredient layers

Hot Buttered Rum recipe

BuiltWine glassNo ice12% ABV240 kcal

The Hot Buttered Rum is a built rum cocktail, made with dark rum and butter batter, served in a wine glass.

Strength: about 12% ABV in the glass, roughly 19 g of alcohol and about 240 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

Hot Buttered Rum ingredients

Dark rum60 ml (2 oz)
Butter batter15 ml (½ oz)
Water120 ml (4 oz)

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make a Hot Buttered Rum

  1. Stir the butter batter into hot water in a warmed glass until it melts.
  2. Add the rum and stir again.
  3. Grate nutmeg over the top and serve hot.
Glass
Wine glass
Ice
None
Garnish
Grated nutmeg
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Hot Buttered Rum: quick answers

How strong is a Hot Buttered Rum?
About 12% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 19 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Hot Buttered Rum?
About 240 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Hot Buttered Rum served in?
A wine glass, with no ice in the glass.
How many ingredients does a Hot Buttered Rum have?
3 in total: dark rum, butter batter and water. Simple enough to make at home.

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