Holiday Hot Toddy

• Ginger Syrup
• 2 Meyer lemons
• 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh ginger root, unpeeled
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 cup water
• Hot Toddy
• 1 cup scotch whiskey, preferably Famous Grouse
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 1/2 ounces ginger syrup
• 1 1/2 ounces Meyer lemon juice

1. Using a vegetable peeler, remove the lemon peel, being careful not to include the pith. Reserve peeled lemons. In a food processor, finely chop the lemon peel and ginger.
2. Using a medium-sized saucepan, add the lemon-ginger mixture, sugar and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Strain syrup and cool. You will have a cup of syrup.
3. Using a medium-sized saucepan, gently warm the scotch, honey, ginger syrup and lemon. Serve warm in glass mugs.

ginger syrup, lemons, fresh ginger root, white sugar, water, scotch whiskey, honey, ginger syrup, lemon juice

Taken from food52.com/recipes/8369-holiday-hot-toddy (may not work)