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Hot Toddy
The name comes from India. “Toddy” is how English ears heard the Hindi tāṛī, a drink made from palm sap, and by 1786 it meant spirits with hot water, sugar and spice. Honey beats sugar here, and bourbon beats Scotch.
Ingredients
- 2 oz 60 mlWhiskey
- 0.75 oz 22.5 mlHoney Syrup
- ½ oz 15 mlLemon Juice
- 4 oz 120 mlHot Water
- built
- mug
- Lemon wheel
Method
- Add whiskey, honey syrup and lemon juice to a mug.
- Top with 4 oz hot water.
- Stir until the honey dissolves.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel on the rim.
Where the name comes from
The British heard “toddy”
Taste
How the Hot Toddy tastes
It's mostly sour, sweet and spicy. In the app, your own taste shows on top of this chart as a dashed line.
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