Hot Spiked Cider

Ingredients

• 1 quart water
• 3 orange spice tea bags
• 2 cups apple cider
• 1.5 cups light rum
• 0.5 cup light brown sugar
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 3 teaspoons butter
• 6 cinnamon sticks, garnish

Steps

1. Pour water into a large saucepan and bring to a boil.
2. Remove from heat and add orange spice tea bags. Cover and let steep for 5 minutes.
3. Remove tea bags and stir in apple cider, rum, brown sugar, and 2 cinnamon sticks. Heat cider over medium-low heat until just steaming.
4. Ladle hot cider into 6 mugs and drop 1/2 teaspoon butter into each. Garnish with a cinnamon "swizzle" stick.