How do you make an old fashioned hot toddy? (2024)

How do you make an old fashioned hot toddy?

Pour the honey, boiling water, and whiskey into a mug. Spice it with the cloves and cinnamon, and put in the slice of lemon.

While you can make a hot toddy using unflavored hot water, using tea as a base for a hot toddy adds a depth of flavor to this cozy drink. You can use whatever tea you want for a hot toddy, and any full-bodied, flavorful tea that can stand up well to the strong flavors of spirits and lemon is a good option.

When it comes to the best liquor for making hot toddies, we choose a dark rum or bourbon. Brandy or whisky work well, but a hot toddy with dark rum or bourbon are our favorite. You can deviate from the honey and lemon, as well. Orange, grapefruit or Meyer lemon would be lovely.

How do you make a hot toddy with bourbon?

Bring 2 cups water to a boil in a small saucepan or tea kettle. Remove from heat and divide between two mugs. Divide bourbon, honey, lemon juice, cinnamon sticks, and cloves between mugs. Let stand 5 minutes, then stir and serve, garnished with lemon rounds.

Whole Cloves – this is an optional ingredient but great with whiskey and tea. Throw 3-4 cloves into the tea while it's steeping and then discard.

After all, both bourbon and whiskey are brown liquids—they look about the same. And to add to the possible confusion, if you just refer to bourbon as whiskey, you wouldn't be wrong. Bourbon is a type of whiskey, much the way that champagne is a type of wine. So all bourbon is whiskey, but not all whiskey is bourbon.

Jiggers are the basic hourglass-shaped stainless-steel measuring device you've seen in many a bar. These are cheap and easy to find in most housewares stores, or online. Typically, the larger cup measures out exactly one jigger, or 1 1/2 ounces. The smaller cup is normally one half jigger, or 3/4 ounces.

The easiest way to tastefully incorporate alcohol into your favorite tea is by slightly altering the classic Hot Toddy recipe. Choose your preferred spirit—whether it be rum, gin, whiskey or vodka—pour it into a mug along with a touch of honey and a spritz of lemon, then top it with tea in place of hot water.

What alcohol can you mix with tea?

Cinnamon or Dalchini: Cinnamon-infused water has been a traditional remedy for healing cold, cough, flu and sore throat too. It is packed with antioxidants, which lend it a mild analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects.

Peppermint tea naturally treats respiratory problems. It cleanses the mucus and reduces sore throat. Along with this, it also reduces the inflammation due to lung infection.

Bourbon is a natural decongestant – so for a stuffy nose or sinuses, bourbon can be your best friend. Alcohol dilates your blood vessels, which will help heal irritated mucus membranes in your nose.

Whiskey is an effective decongestant. The alcohol dilates the blood vessels. The steam from the hot beverages works with the decongestant benefits of the alcohol and makes it easier for the mucus membranes to deal with nasal congestion. Whiskey can also relieve aching muscles and soothe a sore throat.

Bronchitis is an inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes leading from the lungs and can feel like drowning. A standard toddy - base spirit, citrus, spices, honey and hot water - is soothing for this and any other type of respiratory distress to calm nerves and temporarily reduce swelling.

How do you make Irish hot whiskey?

If any sauce or stew is simmering or boiling, the alcohol will certainly evaporate since alcohol evaporates at 172 degrees Fahrenheit (78 degrees Celsius).

Jim Beam® Black Hot Toddy

Put bourbon, honey, and lemon juice in a 6-ounce mug. Top off with hot water and stir until honey is dissolved. Garnish with a lemon peel.

We are going to build the hot toddy in the glass so you don't need a co*cktail shaker, just a spoon for stirring. Add 2 ounces of bourbon to your mug. What is this? Add two tablespoons of honey on top of the bourbon.

Then, pour out the water from the mug and pour in the brandy. Add honey, lemon juice, and lemon slice with cloves and cinnamon stick, then cover everything with four ounces of hot water (or whatever the mug will hold). Stir as vigorously as your achy self can, sip, and enjoy the rest of the evening.