Hot Apple Ginger Toddy

This weekend in Alabama it FINALLY started getting cool outside and I LOVE it!!  Nothing beats sitting outside by a fire.  The cooler weather made me go on the hunt for a warm cocktail.  Check out this recipe from www.fineliving.com .  Hope you are enjoying cooler nights!

 

Ingredients:

6 oz. ginger-infused apple cider
Thin slice of fresh ginger or one piece of crystallized, candied ginger
1 tsp. honey
2 oz. bourbon (Maker's Mark or Jim Beam are preferred)
Slice of lemon

Preparation:

First: Ginger-infuse the cider.

1. Peel and chop the ginger.
2. Bring apple cider to a boil in a nonaluminum pot.
3. Add several slices of cut and peeled ginger when cider boils.
4. Turn heat off and steep for 30 minutes.
5. Purée this mixture in a blender and strain through cheesecloth.
6. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Second: Make your ginger toddy.

1. Heat your ginger-infused cider, but do not boil.
2. Add bourbon.
3. Stir in honey.
4. Pour into a coffee mug.
5. Garnish with lemon and ginger slice (or use crystallized ginger