If you’ve ever wondered whether or not you should try hot buttered rum, you definitely should. Hot buttered rum is the perfect drink to warm up with when it’s cold outside. It contains delicious spices that will make your taste buds feel all fuzzy. The Hot Buttered Rum is a cocktail that originated in colonial America. The reason it was created was that rum is an alcohol that comes from the New World, specifically the Caribbean where there is an abundance of sugar cane fields. Molasses is a by-product of sugar, and when fermented and distilled becomes rum.

National Hot Buttered Rum Day is celebrated annually on January 17th!

We have been unable thus far to find the creator of this national day, but we will be sure to keep you posted.