Hot Buttered Rum

Adapted from a recipe by Natalie Bovis-Nelson of the Liquid Muse, a cocktail blog.

4 tablespoons rum

1 teaspoon brown sugar

1 cinnamon stick

1 clove

1 to 1 1/2 cups boiling cider

(depending on mug size)

Dash of vanilla

1 teaspoon butter

Lemon peel, for garnish

Pour rum and sugar into a mug. Boil spices and cider, then add to mug. Float butter on top. Garnish with a twist of lemon peel or whipped cream.