Classic
Apple Toddy
Jerry Thomas's warmer
Jerry Thomas's 1862 winter warmer, adapted for BN with apple cider in place of the whole baked apple the original recipe called for. Brandy, cider, a whisper of sugar, a splash of hot water, thick-grated nutmeg. Uncomplicated and honest — a drink the 19th century would still recognize.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Brandy
- 4 oz Apple Cider
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 oz Water
Method
In a warm mug, dissolve sugar in a splash of boiling water. Add brandy. Pour in warm apple cider until the mug is nearly full. Stir once. Grate fresh nutmeg generously on top.
Sourced from Jerry Thomas, The Bar-Tender's Guide, 1862 (Apple Toddy entry). Original calls for a whole baked apple muddled with sugar and hot water; this adaptation uses apple cider in its place, preserving the apple-forward profile with ingredients in BN's catalog.