A Jamaican inspired version of the usual hot toddy, made with ginger tea, lemon, allspice, cinnamon, and rum.
Jamaican Tea Toddy
By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime
When you are down with a cold, your island awaits with a Jamaican tea toddy.
It’s time for Winter Warm-Up drinks again.
And it’s also January and I have been fortunate enough (so far) to escape the nasty bug that has been going around- although with our first big snow coming in a couple of days, I can still warm up with a tea toddy to chase away the cold, if not the flu.
As hot toddys go, they are made with bourbon, honey and lemon, to sooth the throat, ease the sinuses and the bourbon helps. For a Jamaican version, I have taken inspiration from the fresh lemon ginger drinks they are so fond of, added a bit of cinnamon and allspice, and of course, rum.
More Winter Warm-Up Drinks
- Bulletproof Chai Tea by Our Good Life
- Caramel Marshmallow Latte by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- Cranberry-Pomegranate Apple Cider by Books n’ Cooks
- Irish Coffee for Winter by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
- Strawberry White Hot Chocolate by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Vanilla Almond Hot Cocoa by Jolene’s Recipe Journal
Jamaican Tea Toddy
Ingredients:
- 24 ounces water
- 4 small cinnamon sticks
- 2 teaspoons whole allspice
- 2 regular size Tetley ginger tea bags
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- honey (amount to taste)
- dark Jamaican rum (amount to taste)
Method:
- Bring water and spices to a boil; add tea bags and remove from heat.
- Steep about ten minutes.
- Remove tea bag and spices.
- Stir in the lemon juice and add honey and rum to taste.
- Garnish with whole spices and lemon slices if desired.
From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com
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Sounds like a delicious way to warm up – or recover, whenever the winter bug hits!