Post #658761 by Brandomoai on Wed, Nov 14, 2012 5:06 PM

There are lots of hot drinks in Tiki history. Here's a couple of classics:

Black Stripe (Trader Vic's)
2 maraschino cherries
1 tsp honey
Boiling water
2 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
1 oz Jamaican rum
1/4 oz 151-proof rum
Muddle cherries in the bottom of skull mug. Add honey and hot water to fill. Stir. Add Jamaican rum, cloves, and cinnamon. Float 151-proof rum and flame.

Don the Beachcomber's Coffee Grog (right out of this month's Imbibe, adapted from Sippin' Safari)
1 sugar cube
1 tsp Don's Coffee Grog Batter
Pinch ground nutmeg
Pinch ground clove
Punch ground cinnamon
3 strips orange peel
1 strip grapefruit peel
6 oz freshly brewed hot coffee
1/2 oz aged Jamaican rum
1/2 oz Lemon Hart 151

Don's Coffee Grog Batter
Combine 1 oz of softened sweet unsalted butter and 1 oz of honey with 1/2 tsp of vanilla syrup, 1/2 tsp of allspice dram, and 1 tsp cinnamon syrup. Makes 18 servings.

"Place the sugar, batter, spices and citrus peels in a preheated, heat-proof glass, then add the coffee, stirring until the batter dissolves. Place the rums in a fireproof ladle, carefully ignite with a match, and pour the flaming rum into the glass (pyrophobes may want to skip this step and just stir in the unlit rum). Garnish."

These'll warm you up on those cold nights! Trust me, I know cold nights...