The only thing better than curling up with a cup of hot tea this winter? Enjoying a Hot Tea Toddy! From a Brown Sugar Mint Tea Toddy to a Chamomile Fields Honey Toddy, you need to try my original cocktail recipes featuring our new premium hot teas.
As a chef, cocktail enthusiast, and Beverage Innovation Sr. Technologist here in the Dunkin’ Culinary Test Kitchen, I love creating exciting, new drinks. As it just so happens to be National Hot Tea Month, I decided to have some fun with our hot tea flavors. Our new, full leaf teas are served in high-quality pyramid tea sachets, making them the perfect base for hot toddy cocktails or mocktails.
Check out my five Hot Tea Toddy recipes below!
1. Blood Orange Spiced Tea Toddy
Ingredients
- 8 fluid oz. boiling water
- 1 Bold Breakfast Black Tea pyramid sachet
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 cardamom pod
- 1 whole star anise
- 1 ½ fluid oz. whiskey*
- 1 oz. orange liqueur*
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 2 fluid oz. orange juice, fresh squeezed
- Orange peel (garnish)
Instructions
- In a mug, combine boiling water, one Bold Breakfast Black tea sachet, and spices.
- Steep for 4-6 minutes.
- Remove tea bag and spices (You can leave them in as well if desired).
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
- Garnish with an orange peel.
- Enjoy warm and stay cozy!
*To make an alcohol-free version, omit the whiskey and replace orange liqueur with an orange syrup or additional orange juice.
2. Chamomile Fields Honey Toddy
Ingredients
- 8 fluid oz. boiling water
- 1 Chamomile Fields Herbal Infusion pyramid sachet
- 1/2 inch fresh ginger root, peeled and sliced
- 1 ½ fluid oz. Brandy*
- 1 ½ oz. Limoncello*
- 1 ½ tbsp. honey (You can use more or less as preferred)
- 1 fluid oz. lemon juice, fresh squeezed
- Lemon slice (garnish)
Instructions
- In a mug, combine boiling water, Chamomile Fields Herbal Infusion sachet, and ginger root.
- Steep for 4-6 minutes.
- Remove tea bag and ginger (You can leave them in as well if desired)
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir until honey is dissolved.
- Garnish with a lemon slice.
- Enjoy this chamomile concoction warm!
*To make an alcohol-free version, omit the brandy, replace limoncello with a lemon syrup or simple syrup and increase the lemon juice by ¼ oz.
3. Bourbon Peach Green Tea Toddy
Ingredients
- 8 fluid oz. boiling water
- 1 Harmony Leaf Green Tea pyramid sachet
- 1 ½ fluid oz. bourbon*
- 1 ½ oz. peach schnapps*
- 1 ½ tbsp. honey (You can use more or less as preferred)
- 1 fluid oz. lemon juice, fresh squeezed
- Peach wedge (garnish)
- Lemon slice (garnish)
Instructions
- In a mug, combine boiling water and Harmony Leaf Green Tea sachet.
- Steep for 4-6 minutes.
- Remove tea bag (You can leave it in as well if desired).
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir until honey is dissolved.
- Garnish with a peach wedge and lemon peel.
- Enjoy this flavorful drink warm.
*To make an alcohol-free version, omit the bourbon and replace peach schnapps with peach syrup or peach nectar.
4. Brown Sugar Mint Tea Toddy
Ingredients
- 8 fluid oz. boiling water
- 1 Cool Mint Herbal Infusion pyramid sachet
- 1 ½ fluid oz. bourbon*
- 1 ½ tbsp. brown sugar (You can use more or less as preferred)
- 1 fl oz lemon juice, fresh squeezed
- Mint leaves (garnish)
Instructions
- In a mug, combine boiling water and Cool Mint Herbal Infusion sachet.
- Steep for 4-6 minutes.
- Remove tea bag (You can leave it in as well if desired).
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir until brown sugar has dissolved.
- Garnish with mint leaves.
- Enjoy warm and kick back with this naturally caffeine-free twist on a mint julep!
*To make an alcohol-free version, simply omit the bourbon.
5. Berry Hibiscus Kiss Tea Toddy
Ingredients
- 8 fluid oz. boiling water
- 1 Hibiscus Kiss Herbal Infusion pyramid sachet
- 2 fluid oz. pomegranate juice
- 2 fluid oz. vodka*
- 1 1/2 tbsp. Honey (you can use more or less for your preference)
- 1 tbsp. lime juice, fresh squeezed
- Lime slice (garnish)
- Berries, muddled (garnish)
Instructions
- In a mug, combine boiling water, Hibiscus Kiss Herbal Infusion sachet.
- Steep for 4-6 minutes.
- Remove tea bag (You can leave it in as well if desired).
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir until honey is dissolved.
- Garnish with muddled berries and a lime slice.
- Enjoy this naturally caffeine free cocktail!
*To make a mocktail simply omit the vodka.
All five of our hot tea varieties are available in boxes of 15 individually wrapped pyramid tea sachets at participating Dunkin’ Donuts locations, so it’s easy to prepare these Hot Tea Toddies at home for you and friends.
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