Perfect Hot Toddy

Photo: Lauren

Ingredients

Green Tea Bags

Honey

Lemons (for garnish and for juice)

Whisky or Scotch of your choosing

Cinnamon Sticks

Preparation

Boil enough water to fill half a mug. (Boil a full kettle to make about 5 hot toddys at one time – each drink will require half a cup of hot water)

Fill half a mug with hot water and add a green tea bag.

Add honey (as much as you like)

Add lemon juice (you can squeeze it fresh yourself, or use bottled, won’t make much difference). About a quarter of the cup (so half of the space you have left).

Add whisky/scotch (I prefer Jameson, but any brand will do). I usually gauge it as a “four second pour”.

Mix everything together well. The honey should dissolve entirely.

Slice up the lemon and stick a round of it in there for garnish. Throw in a cinnamon stick at this time too.

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This is my favorite winter drink. It warms you right up, and gets you nicely buzzed. You can also substitute any of these ingredients for something you prefer (ie: sugar for honey)