Moneygun Hot Toddy

A warming cocktail combining Jamaican black rum and cognac with fragrant Darjeeling tea, fresh ginger, and honey. This sophisticated hot toddy is perfect for cold evenings.

1 servings
6 min

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon chopped unpeeled fresh ginger
  • ½ teaspoon whole cloves
  • 1 teaspoon Darjeeling tea
  • ¾ ounce Jamaican black rum
  • ¾ ounce cognac
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 wedge lemon

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Muddle ginger and cloves in a measuring glass. Add tea and 1 cup boiling water and stir 10 seconds. Let steep 4 minutes.

    4 min

  2. 2.

    Meanwhile, fill a mug with hot water to warm it. When tea mixture is ready, pour out hot water, then add rum, cognac, and honey to mug. Strain tea through a fine-mesh sieve into mug and stir to combine. Add lemon juice, then drop lemon wedge into mug. Let sit 1 minute before drinking.

    2 min