noun

toddy

TAH-dee/ˈtɑːdi/

A hot drink typically made with liquor, water, and sweetener.

The bartender mixes a steaming toddy with liquor, hot water, sugar, and spices.

A bartender mixes liquor, hot water, sugar, and spices into a steaming mug for a waiting guest.

Etymology

From a word for palm sap, toddy first named a drink made by fermenting that sap. The name later extended to liquor mixed with hot water, sugar, and spices.

In context

You Suck At Cooking1:37

I haven't been feeling too good lately, so I'm gonna whip up a hot toddy, which is basically medicine.

Gingerbread Cookies - You Suck at Cooking (episode 70)

Jamie Oliver3:46

So, what is your hot toddy and your kind of herbal drink of choice?

LET'S TALK ABOUT TEA! | Jamie Oliver

More examples

He mixed a toddy with whiskey and honey.
The guests ordered two toddies.
A lemon slice floated in the toddy.

Forms

toddy · toddies

Similar words

punch: Usually names a mixed drink served in larger quantities.
cocktail: Covers mixed alcoholic drinks, usually served cold.