Hot Cinnamon Buttered Rum

1.Warm a mug with hot water (discard water)
2 Put a teaspoon of cinnamon syrup* on the 
bottom of the warmed mug
3. Fill the mug two-thirds full (around 4 oz) with boiling water
4. Add a pat of sweet butter 
5. Top off with 2 oz of dark rum 
6. Garnish with cinnamon sticks and stir lightly.
7. Curl up with a good book by the fire and enjoy the cold winter night.

*Easy to make Cinnamon Syrup - 
In a small saucepan over very low heat add 1 cup of simple syrup** and
four large cinnamon sticks (around 4" long). 
Break the cinnamon into pieces, not too small about 2".
Simmer for 20 minutes.
Cool completely, remove the broken cinnamon sticks , bottle, seal tighly
and refrigerate for up to one week. 

(**To make simple syrup just dissolve 1.5 part sugar in 1 part boiling water. Cool, bottle,
seal tightly, and refrigerate. The syrup will ferment if not kept chilled.)