Jamaican Tea Toddy

A Jamaican inspired version of the usual hot toddy, made with ginger tea, lemon, allspice,  cinnamon, and rum.

Jamaican Tea Toddy

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

Jamaican Tea Toddy

Jamaican Tea Toddy

  • Servings: 4
  • Difficulty: easy
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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:

  1. Bring water and spices to a boil; add tea bags and remove from heat.
  2. Steep about ten minutes.
  3. Remove tea bag and spices.
  4. Stir in the lemon juice and add honey and rum to taste.
  5. Garnish with whole spices and lemon slices if desired.

From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com

Jamaican Tea Toddy

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