I love this drink. I make it exactly the same just without the water, butter, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Can we all give props to Chef John for remembering to let the butter get to room temperature for the last few videos? Seems like he always used to forget.

"on a scale how healthy is this?" "Healthy? i think we need more butter"

I laughed so hard at "hot ruttered bums"

When he mentioned the pine cones, I legit thought he was grating a pine cone onto the drink!

You can freeze the butter batter in ice trays then pop out the cubes & put in freezer bags. When youre ready to make your drink just pop a cube into your glass. I make flavored butters this way for cooking & it works great!

Chef John: Pack that batter into ice cube trays before freezing, the size is perfect!

..I am the "Pa-ra-pa-pum-pum" of my hot, buttered rum! :)

"and you can garnish it with a little grated nutmeg if you like." *Jon Townsend has entered the chat...*

I used to put Chef John's recipes in a Recipes playlist. Now I put them in a Chef John playlist.

If you drew out his vocal inflections on paper, it'd look like a sine wave. That being said, it's as soothing as hot buttered rum.

Chef John, you've done it again. As we settle in to watch our 28th year of It's a Wonderful Life (A tradition we've passed down to our Son) we are sipping on our first batch of Hot Buttered Rum. Absolute PERFECTION! Life IS wonderful ❤

“Is the heavy cream optional?” Chef John: “Yes, but actually no”

I made this without the cream, water, butter, vanilla, sugar, salt, and spices. Delicious

This Christmas needs to be special after all that has happened this year. Thanks for this special recipe Chef John! ❤️

"Fun fact, this drink actually dates back to colonial times, and what you're going to do with that info I have no idea" Share it with my ESL students actually, sounds like a fun random fact they'd like to know! Cheers Chef John.

Chef, this is one of my favorite videos of yours. It is especially helpful that you talk about refrigerating and freezing since so many of us will be alone or apart from family this year. Great video, I plan on sharing with my family so we can all try this together and gather online to taste. Thank you

Lovely recipe 👌🏻Greetings from Scotland ♥️ Have a lovely day everyone 😍

My parents used to make this for their Christmas parties, back when everyone put on their party clothes and went from house to house. They used a combination of butter, sugar, spices and whipped cream. They kept the topping in the fridge or on ice. My sister and i used to sneak spoonfuls of it when we were little, of course that was before we used to sneak the rum in later years ;). Thanks for the memories!

chef John is the OG chef youtuber and im so glad he's still going strong

The caddyshack callback made my day. It's a Cinderella story.

Yes, I use butter as insulation, too.

Not that I would ever want to be that guy who makes multiple positive comments on the same recipe, on different dates, but here I go. You might also like, as a serving/presentation option, to froth some half and half, wth an espresso type steamer wand, and then pour the mixed, and almost complete creating, into or on top of the frothed half and half for a light and beautiful warm cozy and oh so excellent option for a night cap. You might also froth the creamish thing with a sprinkle of cinnamon in the half and half, and maybe a touch of honey. Just sayin. Thank you so much for all your work We love being so entertained while watching, then making, and finally enjoying so many of your recipes.

you truly are the best chef john it's insane how much more comforting you are than all the current youtube chefs

Chef John, you’ve done it again. This recipe is solid! The touch of heavy cream is key. I also like your hot water half fill, stir and top off technique. It works great

Made it using eggnog instead of cream and I have to say it was a success! Awesome drink!

I've always used the premade mix on the yellow tub from the store. It never occured to me to make my own but it looks so easy and way more delicious!

Chef John, you are a national treasure!

rum and sugar are such a perfect match

You can get fooled into drinking about ten of them- "Hummm I'll try one just for the holidays."

Chef John, made the Hot Buttered Rum on Christmas night and it was wonderful. We did Enjoy.....

This drink is what I always imagined butter beer to taste like. Even though the name is butter “beer” I always imagined it was a hot buttery sweet alcoholic beverage 😅

This is my favorite video of yours. Your personality is so playful and relatable

I made mine and thought it just a tad weak in body.....I should have used more "batter".....but I had a thought: put in a half-packet of instant dark hot chocolate. OMG! Rum and Chocolate go perfectly together in this drink!

This guy speaks in such an interesting way.

Excited to see this! I never had a real recipe for this, just added a pat of butter to some rum and milk, maybe with a cinnamon stick or dash of nutmeg. It wasn't great, so haven't made it in years and years. Now I see why it became a classic (my version was not up to that standard). This recipe is definitely coming back into my repertoire! And yes, dark rum!

I always speed up other cooking videos but not chef john. Chef John's got a special place out there

I just got an espresso machine with a steam wand, and adapted the recipe to take advantage of that. I replaced the hot water with cold milk and omitted the cream. I just dumped everything in my frothing pitcher, and frothed it like I was making a latte. It was AWESOME. Definitely making them for our Christmas Eve party, I can't wait!!!

Oh wow, thank you. THANK YOU SO MUCH. Literally drinking my first mug of it now. This is the whole of Christmas sorted. :)

"It's optional... but I think mandatory..."

Chef John you are such a delight. Been a fan of yours for years. You are after everything, the cream of the crop and the sweet cherry on top. You are the best. Much love from Pueblo Colorado. 🐓🌻🐣🌻🐓🌻🐣🌻🐓

You can use an over proof rum such as 151 or Wray and Nephews overproof and in place of the vanilla you can use Captain Morgan’s spice Rum. As far as dark rum goes I like Myer’s or Appleton’s. Be careful on the Wray and Nephews a little goes a long way. Wray and Nephews tastes different from other rums too. It has a buttery cashew taste that I think would go great in this recipe.

It's a good thing you said some people use ice cream, cause I can't have heavy cream anyway but I can have Oatly vanilla ice cream and that'd probably taste better than just the oat milk

Since we first got together, up until she passed away, every winter my wife would make what she called a "cocoa toddy." She would make hot cocoa (real, no instant), mix in some creme de cacao and grate about half of an Andes mint on the top. This made me think of that. I'll have to make one this year.

The cadence of this persons speech both distresses me and relaxes me at the same time

Just made this, never heard of it before, not sure whether it's well known over here in the UK, but it should be!!! Absolutely delicious. I made it with molasses as it was all I had in, but worked really really well. Velvety, buttery, warningly well spiced gorgeousness.

This guy's voice took me on a rollercoaster

Nice comforting winter drink

Just made this. Wow. Never had it before, but it will be a holiday fav from now on! Thanks John!

I enjoyed being the Scottie Pippen of my hot buttered rum holiday sippin'!

Family and I tried this! It was sooo good. Normal butter worked just fine, subbed out cloves for allspice, and did milk instead of cream. Those of us more sensitive to alcohol did two tbs of rum.

"Spatulation" is now my favourite word.

I enjoy listening to you!

One of the best if not the best hot cocktails invented. Perfect for the cold weather of the holidays, but good any time of year.

Well, I was looking for a reason to drink more. Off to the store!!

It’s always been my favorite. It’s so comforting.

made this tonight, delicious thanks chef john!

Just saw this on The Watcher and now the recipe is here! Didn't know about it until now. Thanks!

Just the essence of rum....

Enjoying a warm cup of this loveliness now . Thanks to you Chef John.

"Nice" Caddyshack reference chef.

You are, after all, the crazy nutter of your sweet compound butter...

The rhymes always cheer me up!!

Thank you! You are the best!

Don't know that my family and I could thank you enough for all your shows. But I shall try, thank you Chef John!

This is when you turn the playback speed down to 0.5x. Trust me on this one. It's so appropriate.

Has Chef John done commercial voice overs? If he hasn't he most certainly should! He has one of the most soothing and entertaining voices I have ever heard. And his culinary skills are second to none as far as I am concerned. If Adam Ragusea thinks he's great, he must be great.

Yaaaaaaaaasssss!!! Doing this TONIGHT

I used to work in a small town bar. The hot buttered rum was made with butter brown sugar, ice cream and nutmeg. All got mixed together but it never froze so we stored it in the freezer and scooped

Just tried it. Wonderful little drink here. I expected it to be much heavier, but instead it is lifting, spicy, and warming. Perfect winter drink.

All Spice, cloves, and ground pepper are great too.

Finally. The sequel to my egg nog addiction.

Wow, the amount of butter that went into this drink is what I use in 2 weeks 🥳🥳. Delicious.

I swear to god, when Chef John said 'followed by an array of our favorite holiday spices' at 0:47 , I was sure there will be a pinch of cayenne in there! Huge disappointment!

Been over 2 years since I had my last drink. If I ever again, this will be it!! You don't need to eat something to make a 'base', this thing has enough fat. And it's soo nutritious. Cinnamon. Clove. My God,

Chef John your speaking voice and quick wit are as entertaining as your visual content! Well done, Chef. Just subbed. 🇺🇸

Love you Chef John. You make the best drinks & food

I make mine just like this except I add one additional component: butter pecan ice cream. Cheap ice cream too, because you want the flavor but not the nuts. French vanilla works well too. So, equal parts butter, sugar, and ice cream, plus all the other spices. Makes for a creamy hot buttered rum.

I have also enjoyed this with bourbon and brandy. they work well with this recipe too.

I'm just saying I made this and I may have added more Rum than the recipe asked for. I may or may not have had 4 or 5 of these and now I'm commenting while buzzed. Thanks for the amazing recipe.

Your channel is great, thanks for all the education!

This was sooo good! I had some dark spice rum in the cupboard for I don't know how long, so I whipped this up for my husband and myself to unwind after a long week on a cold night, and we both loved it!

One of my favorite all time drinks. It really warms the cockles. 🎄🥰🎄

For some reason the extra "garnish" at the end made me chuckle out loud and I don't even think it looks bad! It must be the giant stick!

So rich so good with an array of all the holiday spices. “ So please don’t press to hard on the grater”. ☕️🫖

Step this up a notch: Microwave some apple cider until piping hot, use in place of the hot water. Trust me.

"Yes, the rum is gone. Why is the rum gone?"

"And that's it! Our hot buttered rum is ready to enjoy. Except I didn't... I took, like, a hundred pictures." 🤣I'm dead!🤣

well, since my fave drink is rum, i will definitely try this, with some Appleton 21 year old Jamaican Rum. best on the planet. and as alllways, ennnnjoy!

Fun fact, Paul Revere drank rum on his famous ride. It was pretty common in colonial America. After the Revolution, it fell out of favor because the Caribian Islands were still under British control so importing the raw materials from a former enemy was seen as unpatriotic. Plantation rum is a good brand. Not too cheap or expensive but has a great flavor.

Just made this. It's amazing!

I still have Fantasia princess house items gifted to me by my mom, beautiful mug. I’ll have to try this over the coming weeks. Thanks Chef!

Summer here but that looks awesome

Optional but mandatory. Will definitely use this phrase at the next meeting I prepare. Will make sure to send the invitation super early in the morning, before anyone has had their coffee - lol

Made this last night, my wife and I loved it! Making 12 right now for a socially distanced gathering tonight. This is the 4th Chef John recipe we have used, all of them great. Thank you Chef John!

It's snowing again, and I just made this as a winter warmer -- it is amazing!!! 🤩

my mom would make this but mix it into vanilla ice cream so it was an all in one delivery system. as a kid i would just sneak spoonfuls out of the freezer. thanks chef john!

Thank you for everything you do.

Cheers Chef, I am making that tonight to celebrate the new year!!

Can’t wait to try