Roman Drinks: Hot Toddy
Today is National Hot Toddy Day!
Which is great news for a few reasons:
1. I have been a touch under the weather 2. I didn’t properly prepare for this post (you know only my first one, nbd 🙄) 3. I don’t want to leave the house
How are all these things great news? Well the wonderful thing about hot toddies, beyond the warm happy feeling they give you from the inside out, is that science (or one article that I read by a doctor - thank you confirmation bias) says that they can actually help relieve cold symptoms. On top of that, there’s really no right or wrong way to make them. Just combine a spirit (usually whiskey or bourbon, but any spirit will work), hot water, a sweetener, and spices! So if you make a cup of tea, add in some booze, and a touch of honey then you’ve just made yourself a hot toddy!
Roman’s What-Do-I-Have-In-The-House Hot Toddy *note all ingredients are approximate-ish
Hot water 1.5 oz honey (locally-sourced if possible) 1 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice 2 oz spirit of choice 7 oz boiling water 1 teabag (or loose-leaf equivalent) 1 pineapple skewer
Create it! >Pour hot water into your drinking glass to temper it! Hot drinks should be hot, not room temperature cause the glass was cold >Now that your glass is hot, empty it and put in the honey >Pour in the boiling water and stir until honey is dissolved >Add in your tea of choice (I used Bengal Spice, which contains both cinnamon and clove - good spices for hot toddies), and let it steep >In a tumbler combine lemon juice and spirit of choice (I used Crown Royal Harvest Rye but would happily use ‘Any brand who would like to sponsor me’) >Cut up pineapple (eat lots of it while you wait, cause it’s delicious) >Once the tea has steeped add contents from the tumbler into the tea >Insert pineapple skewer because you don’t have a cinnamon stick on hand. Let the drink sit for a few moments while the flavors mingle. >Enjoy! (Dr. Roman's orders) P.S. There will be pictures next week - This was an oversight as I drank it before the photoshoot took place 😲