Day 1 is hot toddy day! I don’t drink regularly and not particularly a fan of whisky but start as you mean to go on…
THE RECIPE
Put 1 tsp of honey and a measure of whisky in a mug or heatproof glass. Add two cloves and half a cinnamon stick then top up with just-off-the-boil water. Stir in a slice of lemon and just enough lemon juice to balance the sweetness of the honey. Drink as soon as it doesn't burn your lips.
(https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/mar/13/nigel-slater-classic-hot-toddy-recipe)
I ended up making a slightly bastardised version of the recipe, as I’m going to be doing this for a year I want to do it as economically as possible. We’ve had some whiskey knocking about from a friend staying with us last year so I went with that, substituted the honey for maple syrup and used ground cloves instead of whole.
All in all…Hot Toddy a surprising 9/10, would drink again!