National Hot Buttered Rum Day

January 17 is National Hot Buttered Rum Day and it’s the perfect opportunity to give it a try. Hot buttered rum is a mixed drink containing rum, butter, hot water or cider, sweetener, and spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. It dates back to colonial America, but likely originates from Europe.

National Hot Buttered Rum Day has a background that can be followed back to the mid 17th century when the alcoholic drink, rum, made its way from Jamaica to the United States. Not long after, folks began adding it to drinks and using it in many different ways, whether in cold drinks or hot ones.