WASHINGTON, D.C. — Buttered Rum saved lives. In colonial America, this cocktail was survival fuel. A steaming mix of rum, butter, spices and boiling water delivered calories, warmth and courage to get ...

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If you think rum is only for tropical drinks like tiki cocktails and historical Caribbean rum punches, think again. Hot buttered rum is the ultimate winter warmer, blending spices, brown sugar, and ...

Add butter, brown sugar and a pinch of allspice, ground cloves and nutmeg to a mug. Pour in rum, followed by boiling water. Stir well. Garnish with a cinnamon stick. Then pour one for a friend and ...

When Hot Buttered Rum String Band became Hot Buttered Rum, it was because their old name just didn’t fit. Literally. “Basically it was just too long,” guitarist Nat Keefe said of the band’s original ...