spiced apple tea hot toddy
Warm, cozy, and perfect for kicking these seasonal bugs.
Ingredients
- 1 black tea bag
- 1 cup filtered water
- 1-2 tbsp spiced apple syrup (recipe below)
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 oz bourbon
- apple slices and cinnamon stick, for garnish
spiced apple syrup
- 1 honey crisp apple, deseeded and roughly chopped
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 1/4 tsp ginger
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, 3/4 cup of water, the chopped apple, 1 cinnamon stick, the allspice, and the ginger. Simmer for 12-15 minutes, stirring and mashing the apple as it softens. Strain the solids through a fine mesh sieve, squeezing the liquid from the apples as best you can. Discard the solids. Leftover syrup will keep for up to a week in the fridge.
- Meanwhile, boil the cup of water and pour into your favorite mug. Add the tea bag and steep for 5 minutes. Discard the bag.
- Stir in the syrup, lemon juice, and bourbon. Garnish with apple slices and a cinnamon stick.