Jim Beam Hot Toddy Cocktail

A timeless winter cocktail made with smooth Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, honey, lemon, hot water and a dash of bitters. Simple to make and easy to share, this bourbon holiday cocktail is made for cozy nights in, chilly evenings and good company.

Easy
3-5 min
Warm

ingredients and how to craft

What You Need

parts

1.5 Jim Beam
1 Honey
6 Hot Water
Lemon Wedges
dashes Angostura® Bitters

HOW TO CRAFT

Four steps, five minutes, nothing you don't already own. This hot toddy recipe is built on Jim Beam Original, and it's also one of the best Jim Beam Winter Reserve recipes we know, because that toasted barrel brings its own cinnamon and clove to the drink.

Step 1

Warm your glass: Start with a mug or warm glass. This helps your Bourbon Hot Toddy stay warm while you build the cocktail.

Step 2

Combine ingredients: Pour in 1 1/2 parts Jim Beam Bourbon, 1 part honey and 2 dashes of bitters. The honey brings smooth sweetness, while the bitters add a little depth.

Step 3

Hot water: Top with 6 parts hot water. Keep it hot, not boiling, so everything comes together smooth and easy to enjoy.

Step 4

Stir & Garnish: Stir the ingredients and garnish your cocktail with lemon wedges.

Complete your cocktail with

What is a Hot Toddy

A Hot Toddy is a warm cocktail traditionally made with whiskey, hot water, honey and lemon. It is simple, classic and easy to make in a mug, which is why it has become one of the best-known winter cocktails and a staple among seasonal cocktail recipes.

The Jim Beam Hot Toddy keeps that classic serve straightforward. Smooth bourbons bring depth, honey adds sweetness, lemon brings brightness and bitters add balance. No fuss, no hard-to-find ingredients. Just a warm cocktail that feels right when the temperature drops.

Why bourbon works in a Hot Toddy

Heat is unforgiving. Warm a spirit and it pushes everything it's carrying into the air, good and bad, so it reaches your nose before it reaches your mouth. A harsh whiskey gets harsher. A hollow one gets thinner.

Bourbon is built for it. Four years in new charred American oak give Jim Beam® Original its vanilla, caramel and toasted notes, the same flavor family honey already lives in. In a mug they don't read as two things. They read as one. Eight generations of the Beam family have been making it that way since 1795, and it still turns up in our seasonal recipes every winter. Who said a cold night needed anything more complicated?

How to Enjoy a Hot Toddy Cocktail

Easygoing and comforting, this cocktail is made for slower moments. It’s the kind of serve that fits right in after dinner, on a chilly evening, or anytime you want to gather with friends and share something warm.

Served warm and sipped slowly, its smooth bourbon, honey and lemon come together as a bourbon cocktail with a twist that feels easy and just right. Mix one up, settle in, and enjoy it in good company.

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