This vegan-friendly Hot Toddy with Tea is a hot cocktail that’s the perfect “get well” drink for for cold winter days.
This post is sponsored by Drizly.
Has the winter weather taken its toll on you this year? Have you made it through cold and flu season unscathed? We haven’t. In fact, this winter has been a little bit rough. Between the two of us, the husband and I have managed to catch what seems like every cold virus coming and going.
We’re on the mend now (again), but I know some of you are still trying to get better. When you aren’t buying tissues, making soup, and watching movies– there’s something else you should do. You should make this Mint Tea Hot Toddy.
Gathering Ingredients
This Hot Toddy with Tea is a ‘get well’ standard in my home, and that means it’s made with ingredients I have on hand.
First, you need mint tea. (Did that surprise anyone? No? Alright then.) Use whatever mint tea you prefer– loose leaf or bagged. Either works. You’ll also need a lemon and some honey (or agave syrup, if you’re vegan), because lemon and honey feel AMAZING on a sore throat.
There’s one more thing you should add to this hot toddy– the not-so-secret ingredient. It’s bourbon (or use whiskey, if you prefer). The bourbon’s going to help you sleep off your cold– Oh– and it tastes fantabulous too!
If you’re reading this thinking, “I’m out of bourbon, and I don’t feel like driving to the store!”– Don’t despair! My favorite cocktail movers and shakers over at Drizly* have got you covered. They provided the bourbon for my hot toddy, and they’ll do the same for yours. Drizly is a liquor store on the go– they’ll bring the bourbon to you, and you don’t even have to change out of your pajamas. Oh– and it’ll get there within an hour. It’s like magic.
Mint Tea Hot Toddy
Making a Mint Tea Hot Toddy
To make a Mint Tea Hot Toddy, simply brew your mint tea, and add a little bourbon, the honey, and a squeeze of lemon. That’s it. You don’t want anything too complicated right now anyway, right? Adjust the amounts to taste, sip your hot toddy slowly, and feel better.
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Hot Toddy with Tea
Sick Day Hot Toddy
Ingredients
- 1 mint tea bag (or 1 1/2 tsp loose leaf mint tea)
- 1 oz bourbon (or sub whiskey)
- 2 tsp honey (or sub agave syrup), to taste
- 1 lemon, sliced
Instructions
Brew tea in hot water for 2-3 minutes.
Add bourbon to tea. Add honey (or agave) to taste.
Squeeze a lemon slice into drink, and then serve with the lemon slice still inside. Serve hot.
Wish that I would have had this recipe a few weeks ago when I had a rotten cold/cough! Keeping this around for future reference.
A friend of mine swears by the hot toddy so I’ll definitely give this a try next time the dreaded cold knocks on my door. What an awesome service from Drizly too, that sounds awfully convenient! 🙂
Yesss Drizly is awesome!
This looks like the perfect winter drink to enjoy after a long day. I am going to have to try Drizly! How cool!
It will definitely warm you up!
Such a great recipe to keep on hand for a cool winter day. And no need to save it for a “get well” day — I’d take it any day!:-)
Haha enjoy!!
Hot toddys are awesome when I’m feeling a little under the weather. I’ve never had one with mint tea before but totally makes sense. The mint is probably really soothing. Cold or no cold…bet this tastes delicious and perfect on a winter day 🙂
Yup I love it with the tea added!
I love hot toddies – and what a great name that is for a drink. Mint, bourbon, honey and lemon sounds like a fabulous set of ingredients. This might have my name on it this morning.
it is an awesome name isn’t it?! 🙂
As a Brit, I’d never heard of a hot toddy before but it sounds absolutely gorgeous! I’ll definitely be trying it out to get me through this chilly winter!
Oh yeah try one! 😀
Oh, with the way I’m feeling right now, I could sure use a cup or two of that tea. I love a good hot tea, especially during the windy, blowing snow weather we’ve been having. Double up on the bourbon for me though. 🙂
haha- go right ahead and double that bourbon! I hope you feel better soon!
It’s rainy and cold in my neck of the woods today and this looks like such a good idea for today! I just want to curl up with that hot toddy and a book!
A hot toddy and a book sounds perfect!
Hot toddies are the best for coughs and sore throat! This version with mint tea sounds yummy. I don’t think I have ever had one with mint tea in it before.
This recipe is definitely going to come in handy! This season has been brutal.
You’re tellin me!
Oh this weather has made my cold and cough begging for this tea. I could so use one right now.. Off to the kitchen.. Thanks
I could really go for this right now. I woke up with a sore throat and I was hoping it would just go away. Alas, it has not and it has me wanting to lay in bed all day and forget my adult duties. Lucky for me, I’ve got all the ingredients to make this hot toddy to fix me right up!
I totally understand! Feel better!
Definitely keeping this recipe handy! We’ve been lucky this year – knock on wood – but so many folks around have been fighting the bugs.
Such pretty pictures!
Oh wow! That sounds fabulous!! My grand mom
Used to say that in her days they give a tsp of brandy to new mothers to keep them warm!!
This might be good with brandy too! I don’t have any brandy right now to try it out!!!
This is exactly what the doctor ordered. I have 2 kids sick and I feel it coming on. My mother in law always says to add a spoonful of honey to hot lemon water when I’m getting sick but I really like the addition of the mint tea!
Yup it adds a little more flavor to the lemon water!
I’ve been drinking so much mint tea lately! I would never think to pair it with bourbon but the ability of both working together to make you sleepy is too good to pass up. Cheers to no more colds!
I love mint tea! And yes- no more colds would be amazing!
Nothing soothes the throat like a good dose of mint tea with lemon and honey. We don’t drink and hence would stop just with the tea. This is such a great drink for cold evenings!
It’s good without the bourbon too 🙂
Mine too!
Yes probably! And it helps you sleep 🙂
Oh, my… Mint tea is my favorite one! I drink it usually in my office. It defogs my brain when he boils up hahaha I never ever thought of adding bourbon in my mint tea 😀 Well that must taste amazing. I don’t have a cold or flu, luckily, but I WILL try this tomorrow for sure.
My husband the physician will tell you that alcohol is most definitely not beneficial to any sort of illness, but I like your logic more. Colds require bourbon!
For real yo! Lol
Oh Boy, I could just drink this right now. The weather here has been so topsy-turvy that a warm bourbon tea drink is just what we need and the addition of mint n honey sounds so soothing.
This sounds AMAZING! Love the mint twist!
This got rave reviews from my dad, who had several 😉 servings of this while he was sick this week. I think it was pretty easy to make. The only thing was, unfortunately we didn’t have mint tea and the weather was too bad to go out to the store at the time, so we used some green tea we had on hand. I’m sure the mint flavor adds a lot of delightfulness, but even without that he thought it was pretty great.
I’m glad he liked it! I swap out other teas too sometimes and it’s still delicious 😀
This is the perfect drink if you have a sore throat…so soothing. I love the mint!