Today is Hot Toddy Day

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  1. bernjb56

    bernjb56 Supporter

    The word “toddy” stretches back to the British colonial era and is taken from the Hindi word tārī, a drink made from the fermented sap of toddy palm. ‘The mixture, which traditionally consists of a spirit, sugar, water, and spices and was normally served cold. The hot toddies that this holiday recognises finds its routes in Scotland.

    It was made hot to help cure a cold, but believing in preventative measures, the drink’s popularity spread. It is also said that the credit for the Robert Bentley Todd for his prescription of a hot drink of brandy, Canella (white cinnamon), sugar syrup, and water.

    I've been offered whisky with hot water in Ireland but I'm not sure that I've ever dad a hot toddy.

    Although this recipe sounds quite interesting:

    Add 2 ounces of applejack whiskey and 1 teaspoon of maple syrup to a heat-safe glass. Add a dash of bitters to the mix. Heat 2 ounces of water to a near-boil and pour into the same glass; stir until maple syrup is dissolved. Insert a few cloves into a lemon wedge, squeeze it in and leave in the glass.
    Garnish with a long cinnamon stick and a thin slice of apple.

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  2. Terrordales

    Terrordales Nightshift

    I'm pretty certain I've never had a hot toddy.
    I've found whisky by itself will cure a cold and if not, enough whisky will make you not care about a cold. :burp:
     
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  3. I concur, who needs night nurse when I can just get blasted on single malt! :D
     
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  4. crossy2112

    crossy2112 Supporter

    Cheap whiskey, fresh orange juice and honey warmed up, bit of sugar some more whiskey :thumbsup:
     
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  5. Terrordales

    Terrordales Nightshift

    If I'm drinking cheap whisky, call an undertaker as I'm evidently near death and adding fruit juice and sweeteners isn't going to make me recover.
     
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  6. crossy2112

    crossy2112 Supporter

    No good mixing good stuff Mr T. Mrs C nearly became ex Mrs C for suggesting that :thumbsup:
     
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  7. Suss

    Suss Supporter

    Your only being brave because she's out of sight.:rolleyes:
    Let's see how brave you are when I ring her and tell her what you've been saying!!!!;)
     
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  8. crossy2112

    crossy2112 Supporter

    Snitch :p
     
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