The Hot Toddy is a simple winter drink prepared with liquor, hot water, honey and spices.
The Dublin-born physician, Robert Bentley Todd (1809–1860), was known for his prescription of a hot drink of brandy, canella (white cinnamon), sugar syrup and water. This was called a "Hot toddy".
It has also been suggested that the name comes from the toddy drink in India, produced by fermenting the sap of palm trees. The term could have been introduced into Scotland by a member of the East India Company.
Despite the theories, the history of this drink is uncertain. One thing remains certain, it get's you warm.
3 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
1 tspn honey
4-5 ounces boiling water
2 ounces bourbon, scotch, brandy, rye
freshly grated nutmed
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