January 11: National Hot Toddy Day

National Hot Toddy Day

January 11th is National Hot Toddy Day. A hot toddy, also called a hot totty, or hot whiskey in Ireland, and southern cough syrup in the Southern United States, is a drink made with a liquor, water (often tea), sugar, and spices. It’s served hot. It’s a classic drink in English, Irish, and Scottish pubs, and a quintessential nightcap.

It’s thought to have originated in India during the 1600s, a time when India was under British control. The name derives from the Hindi word tāḍi or taddy, meaning “beverage made from fermented palm sap.”

Some sources credit Dr. Robert Bentley Todd, an Irish doctor, that prescribed a mixture of hot brandy, water, canella (white cinnamon), and sugar to his patients.

In 1786, became an alcoholic beverage made with hot water, sugar, and spices.

A “cold toddy” consists of rye whiskey, oranges, lemons, cinnamon sticks, ginger, Earl Grey tea, cloves, honey, and orange or regular bitters—served over ice.

Hot Toddy

1 tablespoon honey
3/4 glass hot brewed black tea
2 shots brandy or scotch
2 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
1 slice lemon

Pour honey into a tall glass. Add tea and brandy. Garnish with cloves, cinnamon stick, and lemon.

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