It's getting down to the wire, do you have all of your Christmas/winter holiday shopping done? If not, and your intended recipient is over 21 and likes the booze, then check out this idea, which is both easy and fun, and personalized. You can make your own spiced rum! It only takes a couple of days, or even a day if you are in a hurry, and even if you are not a master chef, it's pretty hard to mess up. And the elements are entirely up to you. For my version, I used a spice combination I found on Chow.com , except I used a 1.25 L bottle, so I upped the spice quantities as well, and I let it steep for three days instead of one for more flavor. I monitored the smell and flavor day by day and ended up adding more orange zest, as I found the orange mellowed and rounded out the rest of the flavors. But you can use any combination of spices you like - you could also use ginger, lime or lemon zest, rosemary, black pepper, bay, nutmeg, or anything you like - be creative! Just monitor t