My Chef-Husband’s Secret Ingredient Hot Toddy Saves Me Every Cold & Flu Season ...Saudi Arabia

We're only halfway through January and I've been sick for most of it. After attending a recent Denver Broncos game in negative-degree temperatures at the request of my chef-husband Luke, I came down with a nasty viral infection strep throat situation supporting him—and his favorite team. 

Too weary to watch him make them for me, I just accepted the warming cocktail each time. A few sips of the soothing elixir was all I needed before going back to sleep. So, when he had to leave for a trip a few days into my illness, I was left to my own devices with the ingredients he left lined up for me on the counter. 

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What's in a Hot Toddy?

Hot Toddy

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I don't know why I assumed hot tea was involved, but hot toddies don't contain an ounce of tea. Instead, they're made with boiling water, lemon juice, sugar or honey and alcohol. Usually a dark spirit like bourbon, rye or Irish whiskey, which was most certainly what my Irish mother was probably adding to hers. 

JK, he stocked the fridge with four quarts of homemade tomato, spicy coconut pumpkin, and French onion soup, along with a crock of meatballs and sauce, plus enough gourmet grilled cheese ingredients to open a sandwich shop. Gotta love him. 

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How to Make My Chef-Husband's Hot Toddy

Hot Toddy Ingredients

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"I don't understand," I said, "how much more honey should I do than lemon?? Do I want more citrus or more sweetness? HELP."

My eyes beelined to the corner where a bottle of whiskey was stashed. Check! And then found another bottle of some yellow-tinged liquid labeled Gifford Non-Alcoholic Ginger Liquor. 

"Yep. I don't use honey. That's a ginger liqueur for more flavor. It takes the place of honey and adds zing," he said. "Just do a 2:1 ratio with the whiskey, pour in boiling water and add fresh-squeezed lime juice. That's it. That's the recipe."

I must confess, I hate hot tea. Iced tea I love, but hot? No thank you. So thinking a hot toddy was comprised of tea all these years definitely deterred me. This non-tea toddy on the other hand was life-changing. The mix of zippy ginger with hot water and lemon was like a liquid lozenge for my poor inflamed tonsils and obviously, the shot of whiskey added a boozy little kick that hopefully killed some of the virus or whatever was lurking back there.

I'm not going to say Luke's toddies completely cured me, but they definitely made a feisty flu that wouldn't quit much more tolerable. 

Best Hot Toddy Tips

Add some honey: If you're a true toddy fan and used to drinking, ordering and making them then by all means stick with the classic recipe and include sugar or honey. The ginger liquor will just be a bonus.Add a cinnamon stick: For extra flavor—and aesthetics—you could also add a cinnamon stick. I searched every cabinet looking for one while my water boiled but fell short. Then again, when you're that sick it's not about the Insta-worthy visuals. Add fresh ginger: Too sick to run out for Gifford's ginger liqueur? I feel you. Adding a piece of raw ginger to the boiling water-lemon mixture could also work.

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