The Lit Candle - a winter warmer
It‚Äôs almost winter. Winter is truly a magical time; it somehow makes people forget about the whole icy quarter. Every year we get sucked in to shininess and sparkles of the beginning of the season, with its promise of presents and parties. People gather together to eat large meals and drink creamy cocktails, all the while forgetting the second gelid slice of winter — the post January portion; complete with dirty city snow, super short days, and weeks at a time with bone chilling temperatures that no amount of layers can stop. This year, I‚Äôm going to start praying for spring now. Until then, I‚Äôve created a warmed libation that will melt your frigid heart after you‚Äôve fallen in the snow. It‚Äôs a buttery rum toddy, and take note that the almond extract brings all the spices together, smoothing them to create a decadent winter cocktail.
What you’ll need for “The Lit Candle”
Rum, Brandy, Triple sec, Butterscotch schnapps, Apple cider, orange juice, cinnamon stick, orange slice, clove, butter and almond extract.
In a saucepan warm:
4 cups of Apple cider
1 cup of Orange juice
Cinnamon stick
Orange slice
3-4 cloves (more or less to your taste)
1 teaspoon butter
Combine ingredients and simmer on low to medium low in the saucepan for 10 minutes. Stir gently. Do not boil. After the ten minutes add:
4oz rum
4oz brandy
2oz butterscotch schnapps
1oz triple sec
5-6 drops of almond extract
Continue to simmer and stir for about 2 more minutes. This ensures all the flavors combine. Pour into glasses and enjoy! Place an orange slice on the side or drop an entire cinnamon stick into the glass. This recipe serves 4.
Stay bubbly Philadelphia!!
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