Hot gin toddy
Makes: 2
Prep time: 5 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Maja Smend
Hot gin toddy
A warming nightcap for the winter season or to enjoy as a celebratory Burns Night toast
Makes: 2
Prep time: 5 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
0Kcal
Abigail Spooner
Abi is our Head of Food. She loves the precision and creativity of baking, turning fridge odds-and-ends into a weeknight pasta, and is always bookmarking new restaurants to try. She's happiest hosting friends around a table overflowing with food (and insisting everyone has seconds) or planning holidays around what to eat.
Abigail Spooner
Abi is our Head of Food. She loves the precision and creativity of baking, turning fridge odds-and-ends into a weeknight pasta, and is always bookmarking new restaurants to try. She's happiest hosting friends around a table overflowing with food (and insisting everyone has seconds) or planning holidays around what to eat.
Ingredients
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 4 cardamom pods
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 tbsp clear honey
- 75ml gin
- 2 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice, plus slices to garnish
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Step by step
- Place the cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods and cloves in a small saucepan with 300ml of water. Bring to the boil, then simmer gently for 10 minutes to infuse with the spices.
- Stir in the honey to dissolve, followed by the gin, orange juice and lemon juice. Divide between 2 heatproof glasses or mugs and garnish each with an orange slice.
