According to General Manager James Mcdermott, the Irish believe this classic cocktail offers "the Vitamin C for health, the honey to soothe, and the alcohol to numb."
Bartender Hughie Coogan, who is from Wicklow, Ireland, makes his hot toddy the traditional Irish way with hot Jameson Irish whiskey, brown sugar, cane sugar, a lemon slice with cloves, hot water and an anise star.
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