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hot spiced fall cocktail

Orange Spiced Tea Recipe with Rum | Warm Fall Cocktail With Rum

A cooler weather fall cocktail is spiked with rum and autumn spice served warm. The perfect fireside warmer to cozy up with on a crisp fall evening.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
COURSE Drinks
CUISINE Fall Drinks, Fall Recipes
SERVINGS 4

Equipment

Saucepan
Strainer
Tea Mugs

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup Gold Rum - Or more if desired (I used Bacardi Gold Rum)
  • 3 cups Boiling Water
  • 3 to 4 bags Orange Spice Tea - your favorite brand
  • 1 heaping tsp Whole Cloves - whole spice
  • 5 pods Star Anise - whole spice
  • 2 to 3 sticks Cinnamon - whole spice
  • 1/4 tsp Pumpkin Spice - ground spice
  • The Juice of 1/2 An Orange - fresh squeezed
  • 4 tbsp Brown Sugar - or white sugar or honey if desired

Instructions
 

  • Add water to a saucepan over medium heat. When water begins to boil, remove the pan from the heat and add orange spice tea bags to begin steeping. Let the tea bags steep for 2 to 5 minutes (or according to package directions) in the hot water.
  • Once the steeping time is up, remove tea bags from the water and turn stove off.
  • With the pan still off the heat, add sugar, whole cloves, star anise pods, cinnamon sticks, pumpkin spice, fresh-squeezed orange juice, and a couple of fresh orange slices.
  • Return pan to the stove on low heat this time. Stir everything gently to combine. Let steep over low heat for 10 to 15 more minutes over low heat without coming to a boil. Turn heat off and steep another 5 minutes or so with the cover on.
  • Taste and adjust timing as desired to strengthen the flavor of whole spices in the tea if needed. Taste for sweetness and adjust as needed. Turn heat off and strain the spiced tea.
  • Add gold rum and give it a gentle stir. Serve in small mugs while still hot. Garnish with star anise pods, cinnamon sticks, and dried orange peel.

Notes

 
-Be sure to add the rum in at the end so that it does not evaporate and cook away into the liquid while it's on the stove.  Feel free to add more rum to taste if you like. Adjust the sweetness to your liking. This recipe serves about six smaller pours or 4 larger pours.
-If you add in more rum, add in a little bit at a time and remember: you can always add more...but you can't take any away if it's too strong.
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