Cold Toddy Recipes

COLD TODDY

Steps:

• Using a vegetable peeler, remove zest from orange and 1 lemon in wide strips, leaving white pith behind; slice fruit in half. Squeeze juice from orange into a small bowl (you should have about 1/4 cup). Squeeze juice from lemon into a measuring glass. Slice remaining lemons in half and squeeze juice into glass to measure 1 cup total; save any remaining lemon halves for another use. Set orange and lemon juice aside.
• Place zest in a small saucepan. Whack cinnamon sticks with the side of a chef's knife to break up a little and add to saucepan along with smashed ginger, tea bags, cloves, and 1 3/4 cups water. Bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat; let sit 5 minutes. Remove tea bags, then stir in honey; let cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• Strain tea mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher and add rye, bitters, and reserved orange juice and lemon juice. Add 2 cups ice and stir until ice is melted and toddy is very cold.
• To serve, pour toddy into tumblers filled with ice and garnish with ginger slices and orange twists.
• Do Ahead
• Tea mixture can be made 3 days ahead; cover and chill. Toddy can be made 1 day ahead; cover and chill.

HOT TODDY

Steps:

• Pour the honey, boiling water, and whiskey into a mug. Spice it with the cloves and cinnamon, and put in the slice of lemon. Let the mixture stand for 5 minutes so the flavors can mingle, then sprinkle with a pinch of nutmeg before serving.

DR. PAT'S HOT TODDY COLD REMEDY

Steps:

• Place the whisky - Honey - Tea bag(s):.
• in a large microwave safe mug with 1 cup of Very Hot water.
• NOTE: microwave if it's not hot enough, place in the microwave for 1 minute or until it is piping hot, but not boiling.
• Add the honey.
• Pour the hot water into the mug over the spoon you used for the honey to get off the last little drops.
• Add the lemon juice and stir well.
• Add the lemon slice and serve.

TRADITIONAL HOT TODDY

Steps:

• Heat water in a glass measuring cup in the microwave for 2 minutes.
• Place honey in a large mug. Add hot water and bourbon; stir until honey is dissolved. Squeeze lemon wedge into the mug and discard. Stir with cinnamon stick; leave in the mug. Drop the thin slice of lemon into the mug for garnish.

HOT TODDY (COLD REMEDY)

Steps:

• Let tea bag steep in boiling water for 1 to 2 minutes in a large mug.
• Stir in honey and then Whiskey. Add fruit wedge or juice and cinnamon.
• Enjoy!