Hot Apple Toddy

, from Issue #48. August, 2015
Photography by Aaron McLean.
Hot Apple Toddy

Use your favourite tipple when making this toddy. Whiskey, rum and bourbon all work well with apples.

Serves: saffron and star

INGREDIENTS

4 cups clear apple juice
2 cinnamon sticks
3cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
long strips zest 1 lemon
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon honey
½ cup whiskey or more to taste

 

METHOD

Place all the ingredients except the whiskey in a saucepan and simmer gently for 5 minutes.

Add the whiskey and pour into heatproof glasses.

Garnish each with a cinnamon stick if desired.