Name: Bourbon Hot Toddy
Ingredients: ½ oz. honey; 3 oz. bourbon; 2 (3"-long) lemon twists; 2 (3"-long) cinnamon sticks; ½ oz. fresh lemon juice

Ingredients

½ oz. honey
3 oz. bourbon
2 (3"-long) lemon twists
2 (3"-long) cinnamon sticks
½ oz. fresh lemon juice

Steps

Stir ½ oz. honey and 8 oz. steaming hot water in a heatproof 2-cup measuring glass or medium bowl until honey dissolves. Stir in 3 oz. bourbon and ½ oz. fresh lemon juice. Divide drink between 2 mugs. Twist 1 strip of two 3"-long lemon twists over each drink, then add to mug. Stir each with 1 of two 3"-long cinnamon sticks. Editor’s note: This hot toddy recipe was first printed in our December 2011 issue; it has been edited for style and to remove the addition of apple bourbon. Head this way for more of our favorite Christmas cocktails →