“Stress and anxiety will have an impact on your immune system and lower your resistance,” Eccles told her. More importantly, though, the psychological effect of having a comforting warm drink is important, she writes-especially if you’re coming down with something beyond the usual seasonal post-nasal drip. The Mayo Clinic adds that warm liquids can be soothing and help ease congestion, while lemon water with honey can "loosen congestion and help prevent dehydration." One caveat, though: go light on the Scotch, which isn't good for a cold in large doses (obviously). The spices stimulate saliva, helping a sore throat, and the lemon and honey will stimulate mucus, she writes, citing Ron Eccles, director of the Common Cold Centre at Cardiff University. Still, a hot, spicy drink like the toddy may help if you’re sick. “Sugar, dates, saffron, mace, nuts and cinamon were piled on to hide the foul taste,” she writes. Though one story about the toddy is that it was invented by 18th-century Scottish doctors as a medicament, she writes, in fact the drink was invented to disguise the flavor of raw Scotch.
Spices can be added to personal preference: fresh ginger, nutmeg, cloves, cinamon sticks, though, she writes, “purists would argue this transforrms toddy into punch.” It contains, she writes: “a shot of whisky (preferably malt), a teaspoon of honey and a dash of fresh lemon, topped up with boiling water poured over a silver spoon to prevent the glass from cracking.” In its classic form, writes Barbara Rowlands for The Telegraph, the drink is served in a glass. It’s National Hot Toddy Day, and not a moment too soon.Īs January drags on and even the hardiest of us begin to ponder the grim truth that the season will drag on until March, we’d like to take a moment to talk about one potential winter helper: the hot toddy.
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