Recipe: Hot Toddy
Our Hot Toddy is a winter warmer that’s easy to make at home.
Stop by our Gutenberg tasting room in downtown Hermann to pick up a bottle of our Rye or Blackberry Whiskey (or both!) to create the infused spirit that is the base of the drink. All of the other ingredients are probably in your kitchen at home. Cheers!
Black Shire Hot Toddy
Yield: 1 hot cocktail
1 Tbsp brown sugar (or more or less depending on your preference)
1.5 oz cinnamon-infused Black Shire Rye or Black Shire Blackberry Whiskey (recipe below)
juice of 1/4 lemon
very hot water
lemon slice, to garnish (press cloves into the lemon for additional aroma if you wish)
Using a mug or other heat-proof glass, add the brown sugar. Pour cinnamon-infused spirit of your choice on top and stir. Squeeze lemon into mug and add hot water. Stir to dissolve sugar and serve with lemon slice.
Cinnamon-infused Spirits
1 750 ml bottle Black Shire Rye or Blackberry Whiskey
2 cinnamon sticks
Open bottle or Rye or Blackberry Whiskey and add cinnamon sticks. Place cap back on bottle and allow to sit in a cool, dark spot for 24 hours. Strain cinnamon sticks out and use as you wish in cocktails. You may also enjoy this spicy spirit neat or on the rocks.
