Hot, Delicious, Winter Drinks

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Recipes? Suggestions? Alcoholic or non, chocolate or coffee or flavored tea, hot cider or hot punch?--it's a cold, wet night and I could do with a nice, hot, seasonal beverage.

 

[The_Fool]

gluehwein

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Hot Buttered Rum Cocktail

Prep Time: 10 min
Inactive Prep Time: 1 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Level: Easy
Serves: 10 to 12 servings

1 stick unsalted butter, softened
2 cups light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Pinch ground cloves
Pinch salt
Bottle dark rum
Boiling water

In a bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Refrigerate until almost firm. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the butter mixture into 12 small mugs. Pour about 3 ounces of rum into each mug (filling about halfway). Top with boiling water (to fill the remaining half), stir well, and serve immediately.

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[SeaCat]

gluehwein

Fool,

Another way to make this is to use Mulling Spice.

In my family it was always Mulling Spice and White Wine.

Talk about a great drink on a cold night.

Cat

 

[Stella_Omega]

Ooh, I have one! of all the crackpot hippy traditions, this recipe is one of the things worth keeping;
Yogi Chai tea!

This recipe comes from Yogi Bhajan, who introduced Kundalini to the west in the late 1960s. Yogi Bhajan is also the founder of the "Yogi Tea" brand, which is easy to find in health food stores. It's very simple to make this tea at home and it fills your house with its wonderful aroma.
Prep Time: 05 minutes
Cook Time: 03 hours
Total Time: 3 hours, 5 minutes
Ingredients:

* 2 quarts water
* 15 whole cloves
* 20 black peppercorns
* 3 sticks of cinnamon
* 20 whole cardmon pods (split the pods first)
* 8 fresh ginger slices (1/4" thick, no need to peel)
* 1/2 teaspoon regular or decaf black tea leaves (approximately 1-2 tea bag)
* Dairy or soy milk and sweetener-- sugar, honey, or maple syrup to taste


Bring two quarts of water to a boil. Add cloves and boil one minute. Add cardamom, peppercorns, cinnamon, and ginger. Cover and boil for 30 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer for two to three hours. Remove from heat, add black tea, and let cool. You end up with a thick syrupy liquid. Strain and store in the refrigerator. When you want a cup, heat equal amounts tea and milk, and sweeten to taste.

You MUST add milk to this tea, by the way. But you don't have to heat it-- you you can drink it iced.

 

[3113]

Hot tea & Drambuie?

So, years ago I seem to recall a hot tea drink that involved Dreambuie. It was a liquored riff on Tea-and-Honey.

What I can't recall is if there was anything more to it than tea and a shot (half-shot?) of Drambuie. (I'm pretty sure it was Drambuie that was used as the "honey" as compared to any other honey liquor).

I gave some Constant Comment tea a try with about a tablespoon os the Drambuie. It's tasty, but I think it needs something more. What do you folks think? A dash of real honey maybe?

 

[Stella_Omega]

I used to adore Constant Comment. Now it tastes... I dunno, hollow maybe. I want to add a second bag of something like a Darjeeling to make it more robust.

 

[Edward Teach]

Instant Russian Tea Mix

Ingredients
• 2 cups orange-flavored drink mix (e.g. Tang)
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3/4 cup instant lemonade mix (Country Time)
• 1/4 cup instant tea powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
Directions
1. In a large bowl, combine ingredients and stir until well mixed.
2. Store in air tight container.
3. To serve, put 3 or 4 teaspoons of mix in a mug. Stir in boiling water.
Adjust to taste.