Best Hot Ginger Toddy Recipes

The Maple-Ginger Hot Toddy image

Provided by Matt Duckor

Yield Makes 1 cocktail

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 bags ginger tea
1 1/2 ounces maple-flavored bourbon (such as Knob Creek Smoked Maple)
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon maple syrup
Lemon peel (for garnish)

Steps:

Pour 3/4 cup boiling water over tea bags in a mug. Let steep 5 minutes, then remove tea bags. Stir in bourbon, lemon juice, and maple syrup. Garnish with lemon peel.
Do Ahead
Tea can be steeped 5 days ahead. Cover and chill. Reheat before serving.

Hot Ginger Toddy image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories beverage

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 to 6 ounces top shelf bourbon
2 ounces honey
1 ounce Ginger Syrup, recipe follows
1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 lemon
2 cups coarsely chopped fresh ginger with peel, about 8 ounces
1 cup sugar

Steps:

Heat whiskey, honey, ginger syrup, and lemon juice in a small saucepan until honey dissolves and liquid is hot, but not boiling. Pour into a large snifter or mug. Serve.
1. Cut peel from lemon (avoid pith) using a vegetable peeler. Place ginger and lemon peel in food processor and finely chop.
2. Transfer lemon-ginger mixture to a medium saucepan, add sugar and 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, for 15 minutes. Strain mixture and cool. Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week.

Hot Apple-Ginger Toddy image

Provided by Food Network

Yield 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 5

6 oz. ginger-infused apple cider
Thin slice of fresh ginger or one piece of crystallized, candied ginger
1 tsp. honey
2 oz. bourbon (Maker's Mark or Jim Beam are preferred)
Slice of lemon

Steps:

First - Ginger-infuse the cider: Peel and chop the ginger. Bring apple cider to a boil in a nonaluminum pot. Add several slices of cut and peeled ginger when cider boils. Turn heat off and steep for 30 minutes. Puree this mixture in a blender and strain through cheesecloth. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Second - Make the ginger toddy: Heat the ginger-infused cider, but do not boil. Add bourbon. Stir in honey. Pour into a coffee mug. Garnish with lemon and ginger slice (or use crystallized ginger).

Big Batch Orange Ginger Hot Toddy image

Provided by Valerie Bertinelli

Categories beverage

Time 15m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

6 cups distilled water
1 orange
15 whole cloves
1/2 cup honey
2 cinnamon sticks
One 2-inch piece fresh ginger, cut into coins
2 cups whiskey

Steps:

Heat the water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
Use a vegetable peeler to remove two large strips of orange peel. Pierce the peels with the whole cloves and set aside. Squeeze the juice of the orange, about 1/4 cup.
Add the orange juice, honey, cinnamon sticks, sliced ginger and the orange peel with cloves to the saucepan and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes. Once the liquid is simmering, add the whiskey, then turn off the heat.
Ladle into glass mugs and serve immediately. Alternatively, keep warm on very low heat on the stovetop or in a slow cooker on low heat. Garnish with additional orange peel.