Fresh ginger and lime give this Ginger Lime Hot Toddy a tart and tangy kick. Serve it warm. 

I started dreaming up this hot toddy recipe during last year’s Thai Food Month when temperatures here in Kansas City dropped into the single digits and stayed there for an entire week. All I could think about was all the spicy curries with a cozy hot cocktail served on the side. This year, we’re making it a reality and family cocktail-maker Frank nailed this gingery drink recipe down.

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Ginger Lime Hot Toddy Video Recipe

What is a Hot Toddy?

If you’re looking for a cozy cocktail to serve warm this winter, a hot toddy is a great choice. Often considered the drink to sip if you’re coming down with a cold or just feeling chilled, the drink features whiskey, hot water, and honey. Many variations add herbs, spices, and / or a squeeze of lemon juice.

Special Ingredient Notes

• Lime Peel – To give the drink tart lime flavor, use a peeler to peel off a strip of zest from a small lime. Don’t worry too much about the length of the peel, but feel free to add more or less depending on how much lime flavor you want.
• Fresh Ginger – When I imagined this drink, I wanted a lot of ginger flavor. This drink is not short on ginger and the best way to give it a lot of ginger flavor was by grating the ginger right in. Grated ginger makes the cocktail fairly cloudy and then sinks to the bottom of the glass. If you prefer to have the ginger more evenly distributed, use store-bought pressed ginger juice, but we liked the fresh ginger flavor best.
• Lime Leaf – These are labeled lime leaf, Thai lime leaf, or makrut lime leaf. They are the tough, stiff leaf of a makrut lime tree. Totally fine to skip them but they give the dish a unique Thai flavor and make for a beautiful garnish.

More Cocktail Recipes

• Pomegranate Pear Champagne Cocktail
• Pear and Lime Sangria
• Watermelon Margaritas
• Lemon Bourbon Sweet Tea
• Bourbon Lemonade Slush

Favorite Tools

• Peeler
• Microplane