The Classic Hot Toddy

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

1½ ounce brown liquor such as brandy, whiskey or rum
1 tablespoon honey
½ ounce lemon juice
1 cup hot water
Lemon wedge, cinnamon stick and star anise, for garnish (optional)

Combined the first four ingredients into the bottom of a warmed mug. If desired, garnish with the lemon, cinnamon stick or star anise.

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Yule Tide Toddy

Recipe courtesy Midnight Cowboy, Austin, TX

There’s nothing like maple syrup and cinnamon to make this fragrant winter warmer one you won’t want to put down.

2 ounces hot water
1½ ounces Makers Mark Bourbon
½ ounce Amaro Abano
¼ ounce maple syrup
3 dashes Bar Keep Baked Apple Bitters
Cinnamon stick, to garnish

Combine all ingredients except garnish in a snifter glass. Stir well, and garnish with cinnamon stick.

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The Mexican Buttered Toddy

Recipe courtesy Ofrenda, New York City

This drink is a one-two punch of a spiced hot toddy combined with the luscious, equally comforting hot buttered rum, but features cocoa-infused Tequila instead.

For the Hot Buttered Batter
1 cup dark brown sugar
4 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1½  teaspoons nutmeg or mace
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
⅛ teaspoon salt

In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients thoroughly. Refrigerate in an sealed air-tight container for up to two months. Makes 8 servings.

For the Mexican Buttered Toddy
2 tablespoons refrigerated hot buttered batter
6 ounces boiling water
1½ ounces Tanteo Cocoa Tequila
1 tablespoon light cream (optional)
Fresh grated nutmeg and cinnamon, for garnish

In a hot beverage mug, combine hot buttered batter with boiling water, stirring well until dissolved. Add in Tequila and cream. Garnish with a sprinkle of fresh grated cinnamon and nutmeg.

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ZEN Chai Toddy

Recipe courtesy James Labe, tea sommelier

3 ounces ZEN Green Tea Liqueur
4 ounces steeped Gold-Tipped Assam Black Tea
Chai Spices (per serving, 3 crushed cardamom pods or ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder, 1 slicefresh ginger, 1 cinnamon stick, 2 cloves)
1 ounce heavy cream

Combine the liqueur with the hot, steeped tea. Add the Chai spices and allow to sit for 2 minutes. Strain the liquid, reserving cinnamon stick for garnish. Add the heavy cream and serve.

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Chamomile Toddy

Recipe courtesy Tabard Inn, Washington, D.C.

1½ ounce Brandy
½ ounce honey syrup  (equal parts honey and warm water, stirred to combine)
Lemon wedge
Orange slice
Cinnamon stick
4 ounces hot brewed Chamomile tea
Grated nutmeg (optional)

Add the first five ingredients to mug. Top with the Chamomile tea, and garnish with grated nutmeg, if desired.

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The Beale End All

Recipe courtesy Inoteca e Liquori, New York City

2 ounces spiced rum
1 ounce Montenegro Amaro
½ ounce lemon juice
¼ ounce Demerara sugar syrup
Dash of Regan’s Orange Bitters
Dash of Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Bitters
4 ounces hot water
Orange peel, for garnish

Combine all ingredients except the garnish into a coffee mug. Garnish with an orange peel.

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