there is none better, so take notes.

spiced hot buttered rum

spices:

cinnamon stick
nutmeg, ground - a pinch, maybe less than 1/8 teaspoon
allspice, ground - a pinch
whole clove
star anise (or regular anise seed)

thick pat of butter (use real butter, it's better)

1.5 - 2 fl oz of PREMIUM rum (my favorite is Santa Teresa Ron Añejo which is a premium imported Venezuelan rum but the only way to get it is to go to Venezuela and bring it back urself because it's not sold here in the States)

honey or sugar or both, however and whatever u like to use to sweeten this remedy with

now, the preparation is fairly simple, some things u'll need, some are handy to have but not essential. the following are: a mug/teacup heavy enough to hold in the heat of ur elixir to contribute to making ur throat feel better, a kettle or some other vessel in which to heat water. now a mesh wire strainer is helpful at this point but not essential to the preparation of this remedy.

first begin by heating the water, and subsequently heating ur mug with the hot water. (unless ur doin it in the microwave u can skip this step. return the water to the vessel and dump in all ur spices. allow the water to come back up to a boil, and brew the spices somewhat for a couple of minutes. try and keep ur mug warm so it retains as much heat as possible and doesn't contribute to cooling it after it's poured. now prepare the mug by dropping in a thick pat of butter, and pouring in the rum, u can add the honey or sugar now, or wait until after u've poured the hot water.
now is when it is helpful to have that strainer, as u pour the water/spice brew into ur cup. and now u can sweeten to taste. this will make ur throat feel LOADS better if u've been coughing relentlessly for hours and it's raw. at the very least it'll get u started on the way to getting drunk and feeling better about life in general.

cheers!

nice...never had one of these recipes before, so thanks much!

don't mention it. i would suggest a dark rum, not a light rum if ur planning on making this. maybe something like that black seal, or meyer's dark, altho i don't really like jamaican rum. anything from trinidad & tobago is alright. Cruzan is pretty good. Ron Pampero Aniversario is a good one. think it's a Venezuelan rum too. have to check on that.

took notes on that too...since i'm not a run connoisseur...lol

Big improvement on grandmas hot toddy. Thanks for the rec. Hope your feeling better today.

thanks. sciawwy if i wasn't quick with the replies last nite. i was kinda nodding out pretty heavy, took a xanax earlier in the day and it had me feelin pretty loopy. i kno i have a text that i had started to send but never quite finished cos i fell out while typing it.

hope ur well. sm:)e

talk to u again soon.

i jes wish i knew some remedy for hating ur life.