Iced Rum Milk Perfection

My parents had their 40th wedding anniversary this past weekend, and to celebrate, they took the whole family down to The Inn at Palmetto Bluff (www.palmettobluffresort.com). We gave them pictures of the grandchildren. Now, while that doesn’t seem like quite a fair trade, we hired Katherine Berdy out of Birmingham, AL (www.katherineberdy.com), and she took such beautiful pictures of my parents with all the kids- I think it was a really special present for them. My brother, who just got married and doesn’t have kids yet, said his “much more awesome” present was in the mail. But, back to the Inn- it was spectacular!

We spent the days leisurely riding our bicycles to the pool or the tennis courts, with maybe a stop at the bocce or the croquet courts. The food was magnificent, and the scenery of this little recreated river town was really beautiful. On Sunday, my mother took the girls to the spa for massages. After an hour of complete relaxation, my massage therapist, Andrea, told me to take my time getting up, and she would meet me outside with- well, I was expecting her to say water, but instead she said she would meet me outside with iced rum milk. ICED RUM MILK!! I don’t know if they had problems getting people to leave their luxurious rooms after the massages or if they are just that genius, but enticing me to get out of my comfy massage bed with iced rum milk was perfection. It was the most delicious, refreshing, lovely drink, and the best part of all-
I got the recipe!!

Iced Rum Milk

2 cups half and half
2 cups heavy cream
2/3 cups simply syrup
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons nutmeg

Directions

combine 1.5 oz. of either bourbon or Malibu Coconut Rum with 4 oz. of the mix and pour over ice.

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