Name: Hot Toddy (brandy and lemon)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 10 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Brown sugar syrup; 75 ml Boiling water

Chris Dimal 3y

Remade this with a proper Cognac, not another French Grape Brandy. I used Camus VS. And strangely, I prefer the previous rendition. I feel like the Cognac made it dryer, with a floral palate combined with strong citrus. I used standard sugar syrup as per the recipe and it felt very tart. Is this only because I'm using a VS? Even then, I'd expect better, as it was rated 5 stars on this site. Any advice?

Ian Fenton 3y

Similar recipes use much more sugar syrup for a given volume of alcohol.

I used a VSOP brandy with 1/2 shot syrup and 3 shots of warm water and it was quite pleasant. Not as good as whisky though, although I like brandy more in general.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 2y

Chris, I just had the same experience. Dry and floral, with a dull lemon candy aftertaste. I used Leyrat VS... The taste did grow on me, sip to sip.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 2y

Agreed, overly sour. I've updated the recipe and will re-photograph ASAP. The lemon slice in the glass contributes to the imbalance - better with a coin-sized twist.

Chris Dimal 3y

I'd say the 3.5 rating is accurate. Warms you, but not much more than that. I used Demerara syrup instead of standard sugar syrup, didn't feel like it added much though.

1 1/2 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
1/3 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/3 fl oz	Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
2 1/2 fl oz	Boiling water

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