Hot Toddy Recipe
This classic hot toddy recipe is a soothing blend of your favorite whiskey, a drop of honey, a squeeze of lemon juice, and hot water.
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 1½ cups water simmering hot + extra to heat the mug
- 3 ounces whiskey or brandy
- 4 teaspoons honey or maple syrup, divided
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice divided
- 2 slices of lemon
- 2 cinnamon sticks
Instructions
- Prepare the mug. Heat some extra water in a kettle (not 1 ½ cups from the ingredients). Add the heated water to the serving cups to warm them up, then discard the water.
- Heat the water. Meanwhile, heat 1½ cups of water in a kettle until it simmers. Divide the water between the heated cups.
- Add the remaining ingredients. In each mug, add the honey and stir until dissolved. Then add the whiskey and lemon juice, stirring until incorporated.
- Finish and serve. Finally, drop in the lemon slices and cinnamon sticks. Serve warm.
Notes
- Choose your preferred spirit: You can use whiskey or brandy for this recipe. For the whiskey, you can choose Bourbon, Irish, or Rye. I used Bourbon.
- Warm the mug: Heating the mug is the key to a really comforting hot toddy. A cold mug will cool it down.
- Make it with tea: For extra flavor, you can use tea as a base instead of plain water. I like using chamomile.
- Swap the spice: Instead of cinnamon, you can use star anise.
Nutrition
Serving: 1drink | Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 11IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 0.4mg
