Lapsang Hot Toddy

Prep 5m
Cook 4m

Ingredients

Servings
  • 1 teaspoon loose lapsang souchong
  • 150 ml water, just off the boil
  • 40 ml scotch whisky
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 slice of lemon, stuck with 3 cloves
  • 1 small cinnamon stick (optional)

Instructions

  1. Steep the tea in the water for 3 minutes and strain into a heatproof glass.

  2. Stir in the whisky and honey to taste.

  3. Add the lemon slice and cinnamon and drink while hot.

Notes

Written for the Tea Caddy’s “Made with it”.

Picture

Hot toddy (1) by Patrick Truby, CC BY-SA 2.0 (commons.wikimedia.org).jpg)