@myrialux has a cold

So I made a hot toddy. Commence argument in the comments about what makes for a proper hot toddy. (It appears to be regional, really.)

This hot toddy—they basically change depending on what we have—was:

1 Constant Comment teabag. Constant Comment specifically because it’s orange and cinnamon flavored. I’d have to dig in still-packed boxes to find the cinnamon sticks, and also we have the decaf version (I drink it before bed) so the drink isn’t both uppers and downers.

Squeeze of honey to coat the throat

Small spoon of brown sugar to replace the carmelization you’d get if you used bourbon

Generous dash of vanilla because one of our bottles of homemade vanilla was at hand and also it adds notes that might be in bourbon

Squeeze of lemon juice

2 ounces Penderyn (Welsh whisky) because this and tequila were the only bottles of spirit I have unearthed so far and a tequila hot toddy is too far even for me

Fill the rest of the large coffee cup with just-boiled water, let steep 3-4 minutes before removing the teabag and plopping a lemon wheel on the rim as we are at least 10% class here at Casa di Telophase.

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