Hot Buttered Bourbon (with Nutmeg Butter)

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups apple cider or 1 1/2 cups water, plus
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 teaspoon allspice berry
• 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3/4 cup bourbon
• 8 tablespoons salted butter, at room temperature
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon confectioners' sugar (icing sugar)

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, combine the cider, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and ginger and place over low heat.
• 2 cook at a simmer for 5 minutes.
• 3 stir in the bourbon and bring back to a simmer; immediately remove from the heat.
• 4 pour into 2 warmed mugs and top each with a slice of nutmeg butter.
• 5 nutmeg butter (makes about 16 servings):.
• 6 put all ingredients in a small bowl and stir with a rubber spatula to combine.
• 7 place the butter mixture on a sheet of wax paper or plastic wrap and shape into a log about the size of the original stick of butter.
• 8 chill in the freezer for about 30 minutes, until firm but not frozen hard.
• 9 slice into 1/4-inch rounds (about 1/2 teaspoon) to use in buttered drinks.
• 10 the butter will keep, frozen and tightly wrapped for at least a month; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before slicing it. it will keep in the refrigerator for about 2 weeks.