Rum Coffee

Molasses will bring a strong and wonderful flavour to your cup of coffee, along with a dash of good Caribbean rum. Serve hot with whipped cream.

• 3 cups hot coffee
• 6 tablespoons molasses
• 6 tablespoons dark rum
• Whipped cream

Heat coffee and molasses in a saucepan until molasses is dissolved. Put 1 tablespoons of rum in each mug, and pour coffee over. Top with whipped cream. Serves 6.

Maple syrup and rum gives this drink a taste of the outdoors. Vermont does have some of the best maple syrup around, though Canadian maple syrup is in a class by itself.

• 1 oz. light cream
• 1 oz. maple syrup
• 2 oz. dark rum
• 6 oz. hot coffee

Combine in a mug and enjoy.

You can really taste the rum in this one, great for a crowd. Simmering with spices for a few hours will build up the flavour of cinnamon and cloves.

• 8 cups hot coffee
• 1 cup dark rum
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 12 cloves, whole

Heat everything through over low heat and simmer for about 2 hours. Serves 8-10.

• 1/2 oz. white rum
• 1/2 oz. dark creme de cacao
• 5 oz. coffee
• 1 1/2 oz. whipped cream
• 1 teaspoon Amaretto almond liqueur
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Pour coffee, rum and cacao into a coffee cup and sweeten to taste. Float the cream on top, add Amaretto and serve.