Hot Buttered Rum Cider

This is a traditional cold weather drink for country weekends and holiday parties alike. I start making it as soon as the first cold snap is in the air and the apple cider presses start to work at the local farms. The hot mingling flavors of citrus, rum and sugar seem to warm you from the bottom up. I’m giving the recipe for one serving because it is easiest to measure out the amounts into each individual cup. But heat the cider for any number of servings all together in a kettle or sauc