This hot toddy recipe is whiskey, honey, and lemon in hot water. It is not Irish coffee or a whiskey sour.
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Hot Toddy
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink 1x
Description
Hot Toddy. From Your Daily Hit.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 ounces (45ml) whiskey
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 ounce (15ml) lemon juice
- 4 ounces (120ml) hot water
- Lemon slice
Instructions
- Put whiskey, honey, and lemon juice in a mug.
- Add the hot water and stir until the honey dissolves.
- Add the lemon slice.
- Drink while it is hot.
Notes
Hot, not boiling. Boiling water cooks off the aroma and can crack a glass.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: Built
- Cuisine: American
Heat
Steaming, not a rolling boil.
Honey
Stir until you cannot see it. A lump at the bottom never sweetens the top.
Lemon
Juice in the mug, slice for the smell.
Mug
A mug with a handle. A thin glass can crack.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 140 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Which whiskey?
Bourbon or rye. An unpeated one stays softer.
Tea instead of water?
Black tea is a fair swap for the water.
Honey or sugar?
Honey. Sugar works if that is what you have.
Nonalcoholic?
Skip the whiskey and it is lemon and honey in hot water. Call it that.
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