Canelazo (Spiced Cinnamon Rum Drink)

This Canelazo recipe is the hot and comforting answer to cold nights and heavy rainfall in the highlands of Colombia. The drink is particularly popular at Christmas and is sometimes made with cloves or with fruit juice to vary the flavor.

Canelazo (Spiced Cinnamon Rum Drink)

Recipe Author : Mike Gonzalez

You might be thinking the ingredients sound a lot like a hot toddy, and you would be right. It's a hot toddy with a Columbian twist.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine Colombian

Servings 4 drinks

Calories 384 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 3 cups water
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar
• 2/3 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 lime juiced
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 tsp whole cloves
• 4 to 6 cinnamon sticks
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 4 ounces aguardiente or rum to taste

Instructions

 

• Bring the water, both kinds of sugar, lime juice, salt, cloves, and cinnamon sticks to a boil.
• Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the orange juice, aguardiente or rum, to taste.
• Reheat without boiling. If it boils, the alcohol will boil away.
• Strain and serve hot.

Notes

Rum makes a great substitute if you can’t find Aguardiente

Nutrition

Calories: 384kcal

Keyword Aguardiente, Canelazo, Rum

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