But the heavy cream gives RumChata a much deeper dairy flavor like a Baily’s Irish Cream feel. So it might seem that RumChata is a Horchata with a shot of Caribbean rum in it, which on the surface it is. Rather the ingredients includes rum, dairy cream, cinnamon, vanilla, sugar, and other flavorings. So there’s no rice milk in their product. RumChata played on these flavors and opted to use real cream from Wisconsin. The basic ingredients of Horchata are water, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and white rice. The “Chata” in RumChata comes from the Spanish drink “Horchata” (pronounced or-CHAH-tah) which is a popular sweetish drink found all over Mexico and Spain.Īlthough it is classified as a “cream” drink, it originally started off without any cream at all. In order to understand RumChata, you need a little background on the “Chata” part of the name. I did a complete write up here: Home Made Fireball Recipe RumChata Cream Liqueur So when it suits your personal tastes, drain the whiskey into another bottle and that is where it will stay, as far as cinnamon flavor goes. You can do the same with rum and it tastes basically the same as a cinnamon flavored whiskey.Īnd the longer the cinnamon seeps in the whiskey, the stronger the cinnamon flavor is. Wait a few days for the flavor to permeate through the whiskey, and viola, you have your own bottle of Fireball for half the price. All you need to do is get a bottle of whiskey and add around 10 cinnamon sticks. This is a super easy way to make a bottle of so-so whiskey taste a whole lot better. Although I do personally prefer Fireball, or my own home made version.ĭid you know you can make your own cinnamon whiskey? If you’re making this at home, or can’t find Fireball, there are a few other brands of cinnamon flavored whiskey available like Catch Fire Cinnamon Whisky, Revel Stoke Flavored Whisky or Sunfire Cinnamon Whiskey.Īny of these will work just fine. If you’re a bartender making this drink, you should be using Fireball as the cinnamon flavored whiskey or one of the better Fireball alternatives I’ve listed below. But it does look nicer and if you’re with someone who loves sweet shots, then go for it. Now personally I don’t use the whipped cream as it makes it a little too sweet for my tastes. If you really want the whole cereal experience, you can add some whipped cream on the top (think the milk in the cinnamon toast crunch cereal bowl), and sprinkle the whipped cream with a little crushed up cereal to make it look pretty.
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