![]() ![]() Garnish with a lemon wheel and a cinnamon. Top with hot water and stir gently to dissolve honey or maple syrup. Garnish: Add whole spices like cloves, cinnamon stick, and star anise. Add hot water: Pour in ½ cup hot water (substitute hot tea if desired). Brandy and other forms of alcohol were used medicinally during the 1800s and early 1900s. Add spirit and honey or maple syrup to a mug. Here’s what to do: Mix: In the serving glass, stir together 3 tablespoons whiskey, rum, or brandy with 1 tablespoon honey. So, the question becomes whether alcohol should be included in a hot toddy recipe for a cold. Pour the whiskey or booze of your choice into a heatproof glass mug. My experience is not intended to compete with your lovely sounding “Toddy” but merely to offer an even more minimalistic toddy that is satisfying and “therapeutic. A 2008 study demonstrated that hot drinks provide relief from a runny nose, cough, sneezing, sore throat and tiredness. It did not cure my cold, but I awakened at least refreshed from an uninterrupted night’s sleep. Hot Toddy is a cocktail recipe made with honey, bourbon, and cinnamon and is the PERFECT hot drink for warming up on cold days. Needless to say, I had one more and was off to sleep, without coughing at all during the night. ![]() As I enjoyed and analyzed the complexity of scents and flavors, I realized that it was very close to Drambuie (at a much more palatable price). Float brandy, rum, or whiskey on the top of the drink by pouring it over the back of a spoon. Bring the water to just below boiling and remove it from the heat. I put the concoction in the microwave (1200w) for 30 seconds, and without it boiling it was steamy and very “aromatic.” I actually merely lingered over it for several minutes, inhaling the warm aromatics until the mug was no longer too hot to hold from the bottom, then began sipping the toddy, much as one might do with a snifter of cognac, which is what the drink reminded me of. In a small pot, combine the water and spices. I began with a teaspoon of honey and then added the juice of a healthy sized lemon wedge and a healthy (2-3) ounces, (who is really counting) of good bourbon (in my case Wild Turkey 101) in a clear glass coffee mug. Thanks for the recipe (which sounds intriguing), but after reading yours and several others on the net and realizing that with my cold and cough, I wanted something even more minimalist I took a “shot” on my own and have been nicely surprised and comforted. ![]()
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