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Hot Toddy (brandy and lemon)

Classic/vintage · Hot Drinks

3.8 35 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Cognac (brandy)
1/3 oz Lemon juice
1/3 oz Brown sugar syrup
2 1/2 oz Boiling water

How to make

Serve in a toddy glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-heat a TODDY GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of coin-sized lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 POUR first 3 ingredients in warmed glass and stir.
  2. 4 TOP with boiling water while spoon still in glass and briefly stir.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

10.1% alc./vol. · 1 standard drink · 136 calories

History

A warming mix of brandy and citrus that invigorates.

The earliest known mention of a Toddy dates back to 1741 in England. Jerry Thomas' Bar-tenders Guide, published in 1862, includes a Brandy Toddy. The recipe calls for a small bar glass and specifies 1 teaspoon of sugar, ½ wine-glass of water, and 1 do. brandy, to be stirred with a spoon. For a hot brandy toddy, the ice is omitted, and boiling water is used instead.