Description
This ginger hot toddy will warm you from the inside out. It gets its ginger flavor from ginger beer. All you need is a microwave to warm it up and a spoon to mix.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce good quality whiskey (I used Jameson Irish Whiskey)
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 bottle (12 ounces) ginger beer * (see notes for suggestions on ginger beer)
- 1 wedge of lemon, for garnish and for squeezing
Instructions
- In a mug, or a microwave-safe glass add the whiskey and honey. Gently heat in the microwave, just to warm it slightly. Use a spoon to mix the honey into the whiskey, until dissolved.
- Pour in the bottle of ginger beer, stir to combine. Gently heat in the microwave until warm. You don’t want it to be hot like tea or coffee, because the carbonation and the spiciness of the ginger beer irritate the back of the throat if served too hot.
- Serve immediately with a lemon wedge on the rim. I like the lemon squeezed into the hot toddy.
Notes
*Do not use ginger ale for this recipe. I recently learned that the difference between ginger ale and ginger beer is huge. Ginger ale is more of a traditional pop that has a little artificial ginger flavoring; it has much more of a syrupy consistency and is much more sugary. Ginger beer, on the other hand, is made from fresh ginger juice and is usually sweetened with natural cane sugar. The ginger flavor is very intense and is usually quite a bit spicy, like true ginger should be. Ginger beer is usually non-alcoholic, although there are a few brands that do contain alcohol. I found my ginger beer in the organic section of my local grocery store. If you can’t find it in a store I suggest looking online.
For more information on selecting brands of ginger beer, read this post by Love and Olive Oil
Inspired by: The Red Eye Brewing Company in Wausau, Wisconsin
