Hot rum coffee
Serves 8 people

Ingredients
4 cups hot coffee
1 cup half-and-half, heated
5 Tbs. sugar
1/4 tsp. ground cardamom
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 1/2 cups amber rum
Grated chocolate for garnish
Instructions
- Select 8 mugs. In a pitcher, stir together the coffee, half-and-half, sugar, cardamom and nutmeg.
- Pour 3 Tbs. of the rum into each mug and top with the warm coffee mixture. Stir gently, sprinkle the top with the chocolate and serve immediately.
Source: Recipe adapted from Williams-Sonoma, Holiday Entertaining, by Chuck Williams.