Hot Winter Whiskey

Name: Hot Winter Whiskey
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 85 min
Ingredients: 50 ml irish whiskey; ½ lemon; 4 cloves clove; 100 ml hot water; 300 g honey; 1 stalk lemongrass; 1 thumb ginger; 1 star anise; 200 ml water; 1 orange

1h 25m

A little twist on a traditional Irish hot whiskey, which is often referred to as hot toddy around the world. Perfect to warm up the winter days

Trim and chop 1 stalk of lemongrass into chunks
Slice 1 thumb of ginger
Peel 1 orange
Add 300 g of honey to a medium pot over medium heat
Add 200 ml of water and mix until the honey is completely dissolved
Add the orange peel
Add the sliced ginger
Add the chunks of lemongrass
Add 1 star anise
Simmer over medium-low heat for 20m until infused
Allow to cool down and strain into a bottle. The hot toddy honey mix is ready
Remove a slice of ½ lemon. Cut the slice in half
Pierce the peel of the slice with 4 cloves
Pour 20 ml of the Hot Toddy Honey Mix and 50 ml of Irish whiskey in a hot resistant glass
Add 100 ml of hot water and stir
Rub the pierced lemon rind against the rim of the glass and drop it on the drink. The hot winter whiskey is ready
Enjoy!