Richard Gorelick / Baltimore Sun

From 2015: "Le Garage head bartender Patrick Gartner said he was inspired to put a hot buttered rum variation on his winter cocktail list by a recipe he spotted in Tristan Stephenson's book 'The Curious Bartender.'"

How to make the Hot Buttered Rye

2 oz. Rittenhouse rye

1 cinnamon stick

4 dashes Angostura bitters

Hot water

Nutmeg

Infused compound butterTemper a cocktail glass with hot water. Use a melon baller to add a small ball of compound butter. Fill glass halfway with hot water, constantly stirring until butter is dissolved. Add rye, cinnamon and bitters and then hot water to fill. Stir 10 times to blend ingredients evenly. Grate nutmeg on top and serve with two cocktail straws.

Le Garage is at 911 W. 36th St.

From 2015: "Le Garage head bartender Patrick Gartner said he was inspired to put a hot buttered rum variation on his winter cocktail list by a recipe he spotted in Tristan Stephenson's book 'The Curious Bartender.'"

How to make the Hot Buttered Rye

2 oz. Rittenhouse rye

1 cinnamon stick

4 dashes Angostura bitters

Hot water

Nutmeg

Infused compound butterTemper a cocktail glass with hot water. Use a melon baller to add a small ball of compound butter. Fill glass halfway with hot water, constantly stirring until butter is dissolved. Add rye, cinnamon and bitters and then hot water to fill. Stir 10 times to blend ingredients evenly. Grate nutmeg on top and serve with two cocktail straws.

Le Garage is at 911 W. 36th St.

(Richard Gorelick / Baltimore Sun)

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