1 - Ben has started a mild cold so I decided to look for drinks other than hot toddies. This one looked good. It included all the hot toddy ingredients and threw in some ginger. I made it as follows, except for the Triplesec which Ben added to help balance the flavours. The original recipe asked for blended scotch but I only had bourbon, and it also asked for Islay scotch, which I just omitted. ('fhuar' means 'cold' in Scots Gaelic according to Google Translate)
1" piece ginger root, finely grated
2 oz bourbon (or blended scotch)
.75 oz lime juice
.75 oz honey syrup (see note)
.25 oz Triplesec (or Islay Scotch)
Optional, for garnish - candied ginger
- Finely grate the ginger to get it juicy. Pop into a shaker and add the bourbon. Let it steep for a bit to allow the bits of ginger to give up their juices to the alcohol.
- Add the lemon juice, honey syrup and Triplesec and shake.
- Fine strain into glasses and pop in some crushed ice.
- Garnish if desired. If using the Islay Scotch, gently pour it on top.
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