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Hot Toddy in a mug glass

Hot Toddy

A warming whiskey drink traditionally used as a cold remedy.

ClassicWarmingHoneyCitrus

Ingredients

  • Whiskey2 oz (60 ml)
  • Honey Syrup0.75 oz (22.5 ml)
  • Lemon Juice0.5 oz (15 ml)
  • Hot Water4 oz (120 ml)
  • Cinnamon Stick1

How to make it

  1. Combine whiskey, honey syrup, and lemon in a mug.
  2. Add hot water.
  3. Stir.
  4. Garnish with cinnamon stick.

Glass: Mug

May contain: Gluten. Always check your own bottles.

History

The Hot Toddy is a centuries-old warm blend of spirit, hot water, honey or sugar, lemon and spice, long taken as a cold and flu remedy. The word may derive from 'tārī,' a fermented palm-sap drink of colonial India, reflecting the British Empire's reach.

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