One more delicious-sounding winter drink
I've gotten a good deal of feedback on my winter drink roundup from a couple days ago. Most of it was positive. Several readers scolded me for misspelling the Polish way to say "Cheers." Apparently, I was off by a couple letters, and ended up with the Czech way to say "Cheers" instead. Oops.
A reader named D. Lutz sent me a delightful-sounding recipe for a drink called the Hot Buttered Grand Marnier. It's apparently served at The Globe Theater in Berlin (near Ocean City). Here are the instructions for the drink, which D. Lutz promises "will knock your socks off." ...
Cocktail Ingredients:
1 dollop of The Globe's Homemade Grand Marnier Butter
2 oz Grand Marnier
6 oz hot water
1 cinnamon stick with an orange peel wrapped around it
Directions:
Wipe the rim of a glass coffee mug with the meat of an orange. Dip the rim in cinnamon (I used cinnamon + sugar). Pour the Grand Marnier in the glass. Place a dollop of the Grand Marnier butter in the glass (I just rolled a ball of sweet butter in a little brown sugar).
Top with the steaming hot water and stir until frothy (I personally couldn't get it to froth). Garnish with the cinnamon stick and orange peel.
I had it again recently on a bitterly cold day and it was the perfect antidote! Because it was $8.00 I decided to try my hand making it at home and it was equally delicious, much better than Hot Buttered Rum.
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
