The Singleton 12-Year-Old is a Speyside Scotch with a lighter taste profile of malt, lemon, honey, heather, and light oak. It is 40% abv, chilled filtered, color adjusted, and aged for 12 years in ex bourbon and sherry casks. For me, it is a summer scotch.
It is a lighter tasting Scotch, and, on their website, they present numerous cocktail receipts. I am generally not a fan of cocktails made from Scotch so this series will be an experiment to broaden my horizons and educate you as the reader.
Singleton Cocktail Series #5 – Hot Toddy
- 1.5 oz Singleton
- Cup of Tea (your preference)
- Honey to taste
- Lemon
The Hot Toddy drink is credited to have been created in the 1780’s by an Irish doctor by the name of Dr. Robert Bentley Todd. He used to prescribe a mixture of liquor, hot water, cinnamon, and sugar when his patients were suffering from a cold. Irish logic never ceases to amaze me as a half Scot.This cocktail nothing special as it is just tea, whisky, honey, and lemon. It’s not a complex or unique, its is just tea with a shot of whisky.
I am not fan of Hot Toddy’s. I do not recommend them when you are sick, but I can recommend them when coming in from the cold.
This is the last of my Singleton Series cocktails. I hope you enjoyed this series of reviews. I am planning to continue whisky focused cocktail reviews for the rest of 2024 and into 2025.
If you like it, drink it! – Chris
If you like it, drink it!
