Cozy Winter Toddy

The Cozy Winter Toddy is the ultimate winter cocktail, perfect for warming you up after a day spent outside. This comforting drink combines the rich flavors of butter, cloves, apple juice, and citrus, with the warmth of rum and apricot brandy. Served steaming hot and garnished with a hint of nutmeg, this cocktail is a luxurious treat on a cold evening.

Cozy Winter Toddy

A comforting and warming winter cocktail with butter, cloves, apple juice, rum, and apricot brandy.

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Ingredients

  • 1.76 oz unsalted butter
  • 10-12 cloves
  • 1 orange
  • 33.80 oz unsweetened cloudy apple juice
  • 16.90 oz white rum
  • 8.45 oz apricot brandy or Cointreau
  • 1 whole nutmeg for grating (optional)

Instructions

  1. In a saucepan over low heat, melt the butter and add the cloves and orange peel using a speed-peeler.
  2. Once the butter begins to foam, pour in the apple juice and squeeze in the orange juice.
  3. Add the rum and apricot brandy (or Cointreau) to the saucepan.
  4. Bring the mixture to a simmer, then turn off the heat.
  5. Pour the hot buttered rum into mugs or toddy glasses, and if desired, grate nutmeg on top before serving.