National Hot Toddy Day 2024: Do you want some festive mixed drinks? Do you need any warming up? Then, on January 11, you should commemorate National Hot Toddy Day. The heated beverage is made in a kettle with water, honey, lemon, cinnamon stick, and several types of alcohol (typically whiskey, rum, or brandy). It’s ideal to drink it by the fire, especially when there is snow outside. We’ll let you decide whether to believe the rumors about this warm beverage’s ability to treat cold and flu symptoms.
National Hot Toddy Day’s History
The word “toddy” comes from the Hindi word tārī, which refers to a beverage prepared from the fermented sap of the toddy palm, an Indian tree, and dates back to the British colonial era. The modern version of the drink barely resembles its namesake, even though this may have been where it originally acquired its name.
The beverage has changed dramatically throughout time. The origins of the contemporary hot toddy may have been in Scotland in the eighteenth century. At this point, the Scots heated the beverage in an attempt to treat various illnesses, including the common cold.
Additionally, it’s believed that the Irish-born physician Robert Bentley Todd deserves some of the credit for creating the beverage when he recommended a hot concoction of brandy, sugar syrup, water, and Canella (white cinnamon). It is thought to have arrived in North America when American colonists drank hot toddies as a kind of “liquid courage” before having to engage in combat during the Revolutionary War.
As time went on and more people started to believe in the preventative benefits of this unique drink, its popularity grew. In fact, a Burlington, Vermont newspaper heralded it as a “cure-all” back in 1837.
A classic hot toddy now includes a shot of alcohol (usually whiskey, though it can also be brandy or rum) plus a mixture of water, honey, lemon, and cinnamon (usually in the shape of a cinnamon stick). Ginger, cloves, star anise, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, lime juice, or bitters are some possible additions.
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Activities For National Hot Toddy Day January 11, 2024
Try making a novel recipe.
The traditional recipe has been updated with everything from butter and apple cider to tea and coffee.
Give it to a friend.
Make time to connect with a new or old acquaintance over hot toddies. If they refuse to drink, provide a non-alcoholic version.
Post your holiday pics here.
Take a picture of your hot partner and post it on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
5 Categories Of Hot Toddy
Warm Scotch Toddy
Replace your standard liquors with Scotch, but be careful—it’s potent!
Warm Apple Toddy
Combine your preferred alcoholic beverage with apple cider; whiskey is a great option.
Warm Ginger Toddy
Combine the standard ingredients with Domane de Canton or any other liquor with a ginger flavor.
Warm Apple Cinnamon Toddy
This only conveys cozy. Warm up with a mixture of cinnamon schnapps and apple cider.
Warm, Buttery Toddy
Add a couple of tablespoons of butter to the regular components to make one of the most opulent variations of the hot toddy. It goes smoothly.
Reasons To Love National Hot Dog Day
It’s heated.
A variety of gloomy and frigid elements enter your life throughout the winter. Hot toddies are fortunately here to keep them at bay.
It’s wild.
Most hot toddies contain alcohol. However, the other ingredients won’t make you feel hungover. Lemon juice and water are all you have, and honey is the only source of sugar.
What makes it festive
Dark liquor and cinnamon? It seems like the beginnings of a midwinter custom.
NATIONAL HOT TODDY DAY DATES
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | January 11 | Thursday |
| 2025 | January 11 | Saturday |
| 2026 | January 11 | Sunday |
| 2027 | January 11 | Monday |
| 2028 | January 11 | Tuesday |
