Hot Toddy Recipe

Ingredients
A good Irish whiskey. (Jameson or Powers is ideal)
A heat proof glass
7/8 Cloves
2 teaspoons sugar
Slice of lemon

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Preparation:
1.    Fill a kettle to boil hot water.
2.    Place a metal spoon in a glass (will prevent glass from breaking) into the glass to pre-heat it, before emptying it out
3.    Cut a slice of lemon, remove the pips and stick some cloves into the fruit.
4.    Put a teaspoon of sugar into the glass followed by a shot of Irish whiskey.  Give the whiskey and sugar mixture a bit of a stir and try to dissolve the lumps.
5.    Add boiling water and then stir.
6.    Add the lemon and additional cloves (if desired) to the mix.
7.    Wrap a wee napkin around the glass, so you don’t scald yourself.

Read more: http://www.irishcentral.com/food-and-drink/How-to-make-the-perfect-Irish-whiskey-hot-toddy-for-Christmas-184309391.html#ixzz2GC41rfeW 

For Long Life, Drink Irish Whiskey

[One of America’s oldest citizens, still sharp as a tack, has claimed Irish whiskey is the key to her longevity.

The 103-year-old Marguerite Kuebrich told fifty of her closest friends that her Irish heritage also helps.

“No one knows how old they’re going to be,” Kuebrich said. “(But) I have no idea why I lived so long. I usually tell them it’s good Irish whiskey. I’m Irish and I’m proud of it.”]
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Irish-whiskey-key-to-long-life-says-one-of-Americas-oldest-citizens-128552608.html