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proof that medicine tastes better when it's basically a cocktail in disguise.
means A warm drink of spirits (often whisky or rum) mixed with hot water, sugar, and spices like lemon and cloves, sipped for comfort or to soothe a cold.
from From Hindi 'tāṛī,' the fermented sap of the palmyra and other palm trees — itself from 'tāṛ,' the palm tree. British colonists in India met this milky palm wine in the 17th century and carried the word home, where 'toddy' drifted from raw palm sap to the cozy spirit-and-hot-water concoction we know now.
- origin
- named for tadi, fermented palm sap from India
- old remedy
- prescribed for colds long before science approved
- hot vs cold
- can be served either way, both legit
- core trio
- spirit, sweetener, hot water, optional spice
- palm wine
- in Asia and Africa, toddy means actual booze
hot toddy — traditional irish whiskey, hot water, honey, lemon drink dating back to 18th century ireland
palm toddy — fermented sap drink from coconut or palm trees, consumed across india, southeast asia, and africa
toddy shop — licensed bars in tamil nadu and karnataka, india serving palm or tree sap as primary beverage