Brightest Young Things

So you went and you bought into the tradition and for a moment you ignored the fact that you think Southerners are ignorant inbred trash and you put on a straw hat and sun dress and cheered some million-dollar horses for two minutes.

Oh, and you had lots of mint-juleps (likely not made correctly and certainly not served correctly, but still, you had them).

And now you're stuck with a lot of leftover bourbon (you really did not use Southern Comfort in that mint-julep recipe, did you? If so just go hang yourself) and now it's chilly and rainy and you don't want a frozen drink in a frozen pewter mug (that you did not buy) but you need something to take the chill out of the air and make you forget that for an afternoon you allied with a bunch of millionaire Republicans.

Try the Hot Buttered Bourbon. Put on a Santa hat if you want.

6 oz apple cider (come on, not juice, cider)
1 cinnamon stick (left over from a holiday party)
1 part butter (real butter people)
Pinch nutmeg (search your spice rack)
Pinch ginger (if you don't have this don't fret, it's going to be warm soon and your bourbon will be gone and you really do not want to take that pink shit from your leftover sushi and use that. It's not the same.)

Directions:

Heat bourbon and apple cider in a saucepan. Heat, not boil. As with all alcohol boiling it ruins it. Pour into warmed mug (fill with hot hot water as you heat the bourbon and cider, pour out when read - presto! mug is warm). Add cinnamon stick and butter and stir. Sprinkle nutmeg and ginger over the top.