Hot toddy

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A hot toddy
Information board highlighting the hot toddy at Ye Olde Red Cow pub in London

A hot toddy, also known as hot whiskey in Ireland,

spices, and served hot.[4] Recipes vary, and hot toddy is traditionally drunk as a nightcap before retiring for the night, in wet or cold weather or to relieve the symptoms of the cold and flu. In How to Drink, Victoria Moore describes the drink as "the vitamin C for health, the honey to soothe, the alcohol to numb."[5][6]

Preparation

A hot toddy is a mixture of a spirit (usually whisky), hot water, and honey (or, in some recipes, sugar). In Canada, maple syrup may be used. Additional ingredients such as cloves, a lemon slice or cinnamon (in stick or ground form) are often also added.[7][8]

Etymology

The word toddy comes from the

sap of palm trees. Its earliest known use to mean "a beverage made of alcoholic liquor with hot water, sugar, and spices" is from 1786. It is often referred to as a 'Hot Toady'.[9] However, a few other sources credit Robert Bentley Todd for his prescription of a hot drink of brandy, canella (white cinnamon), sugar syrup, and water.[10]

Variations

A cold toddy is made with

cinnamon sticks, ginger, Earl Grey tea, cloves, honey, and orange or regular bitters. It is served with ice and stirred until it is very cold.[11]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 9780717151844
    – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Wondrich, David (17 December 2010). "Wondrich: The Essential Winter Cocktail". Esquire. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  3. ^ Cosgrove, Jaclyn. "Flu myths: The flu shot won't make you sick, and whiskey won't cure you". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Definition of Hot Toddy". Princeton WordNet. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  5. ISBN 978-0740785740
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  6. ^ Slater, Nigel (12 March 2011). "Nigel Slater's classic hot toddy recipe". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  7. ISBN 0-451-19782-8
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  8. ^ "Wisconsin Winter Toddy". Princeton WordNet. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  9. ^ "toddy". Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  10. ISBN 9781443853583
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  11. ^ Baraghani, Andy (20 November 2018). "Cold Toddy". Bon Appétit.

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