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Papa’s Cough Medicine

hot root tea

I’ve covered Art in the Age’s ROOT Liqueur before, and while I haven’t quite found a cold cocktail that I love with it yet, it makes a hot tea to die for, and probably the best cough remedy I can think of, particularly when you use a ton of citrus with it. The recipe is simple (of course):

Papa’s Cough Medicine (by Greg Mays)

in a mug, add:
1 1/2 oz ROOT
juice of 1 mini orange or lemon
top with boiling water
if needed, add sugar or honey to taste

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Hot Buttered Rum

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hot buttered rum

I remember the first time Mrs. Simple Cocktails and I made Hot Buttered Rum – it was a disgusting disaster. I’m not sure where we found the recipe, but we ended up melting a stick of butter and basically just pouring the rum in and sipping it. Nasty! Well, like the Hot Toddy, a Hot Buttered Rum is similar to tea in that the primary ingredient is boiling water: clearly the missing element from our original attempt at the drink. Here’s a proper recipe for Hot Buttered Rum. Enjoy!

Hot Buttered Rum

in a mug, add:
1 sugar cube
a pat of butter
2 oz rum (I used spiced rum)
top with boiling water and stir well

Hot Toddy

hot toddy

I’d always heard of Hot Toddys, but have never made one until just recently. Hot cocktails are a rare treat, and they usually only make up about 5% of the big cocktail books. Now that my town’s already had a snow or two this year, it’s time to try some classic cold weather cocktails. The best way to think of a Hot Toddy is it’s like tea, but with whiskey instead of tea. Yes please!

Hot Toddy

in a mug, add:
1 sugar cube
a dash of nutmeg
a dash of cinnamon
2 oz whiskey (I used Jim Beam Black)
top with boiling water and stir well