Gin Hot Toddy
The spice in gin comes to life when served in a heated drink. I know that sounds a bit barmy, especially when you normally just swill back your gin with tonic in an icy glass. But when you look at the botanicals that go into most gins, it makes a little m
SERVES
5
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
15
MINUTES
Ingredients
2 lemons
250ml orange juice (not concentrated – get the auld Tropicana or squeeze your own)
3 tbsp runny Irish honey
6 cloves
3 green cardamom pods
3 juniper berries
2 cinnamon sticks, plus 5 more to garnish
500ml boiling water
5 x 50ml serves of Cork Dry Gin
Method
Using a vegetable peeler, remove the peels from the lemons, then squeeze the juice. Drop the peels into a saucepan along with the lemon and orange juice, honey and spices. Pour in the boiling water and put the pot on a medium heat. Stir it all up for a few minutes and keep it on a medium heat for 15 minutes.
For each serve, pour 50ml of gin into a glass mug. Top it up with about 150ml of the orange juice mix, using a tea strainer to keep any solids out of the cup as you pour it in. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.
