Sol-ti Hot Toddy

Sol-ti introduced the first Light Filtered and Glass Bottled organic beverages on the market. Fostered from the belief that finding fresh and natural beverages should be easy, their company is built on a passion for healthy living and sustainability. They use only the highest quality organic produce, superfoods, herbs and tea – raw, vegan and non-GMO. 

While other beverage companies use petroleum-based plastic packaging, they bottle their products in glass for purity and taste. How do they do this? Their unique light filtration process uses light rays to preserve the liquid without pasteurizing it. The effects are minimally invasive – eliminating spoilers without impacting nutrient counts – so you can enjoy pure, raw Sol-ti.

You can find their website here to find out more about their company, & where to find their delicious juices!  You can also find them on Milk & Eggs (a delivery service in southern CA), if you use their service as well!

Let’s start by talking about the star of this recipe… the beautiful Sol-ti Gingermade Superade.  This juice is freaking DELICIOUS on its own, but using it in a Hot Toddy recipe really gives a well deserved extra punch of ginger & lemon flavor.  This juice contains ginger, lemon, and apple.  Super clean & simple.  A traditional Hot Toddy doesn’t have apple juice in it, but it adds a nice subtle ‘festive’ flavor, almost like adding a splash of spiced cider to the mix.  If you’re using this recipe to try and ail your cold / flu, using this juice will aid even more because of it’s potency of immune boosting ginger & lemon.

This recipe is super simple to whip together.  Add your juice to a saucepan over medium heat, and then add in your cinnamon sticks & star anise pods.  You can additionally add any spices you like, but the cinnamon & star anise are classic and truly delicious with this particular juice.  Stir frequently for about 10 minutes, until the mixture has come to a slight boil.  Remove it from the heat & allow to cool for a few minutes, until its just stopped steaming.  The juice might separate during this process slightly, but just whisk / stir it back together & you’re good to go!

While your juice mixture is heating up & infusing, you can get your whiskey & agave ready.  For each drink you’ll need 2-3 tablespoons of agave nectar (depending on how sweet you like it), and 1 1/2 ounces of whiskey.  Mix the two ingredients together in a glass until combined.  Repeat this for however many drinks you’re making, but keep in mind that 1 bottle of Sol-ti juice makes roughly two drinks.  Once your juice mixture has just stopped steaming, remove the cinnamon sticks & star anise pods & pour into the glasses over the whiskey & agave, and stir until everything is combined.  I like to garnish each drink with a cinnamon stick (a fresh one, not one thats been steeped in the juice), and a thin slice of lemon on top, but you can top them with whatever you’d like!