Toddy Family
Sweetened spirit-and-water drinks served plain, either cool or hot, forming a foundational utility structure for later slings, sangarees, and simple house mixed drinks.
Origin
Thomas presents toddies as a stable family with straightforward spirit substitutions and hot/cold service flexibility.
template
- Brandy Toddy
Brandy Toddy is the clearest base expression in this Thomas cluster.
variant
- Gin Toddy
Gin variation on the toddy template.
- Rum Toddy
A hot Jamaica-rum branch of the toddy family.
- Whiskey Toddy
Whiskey variation on the toddy template.
descendant
- Absinthe Toddy
Hot absinthe toddy branch with bitters and anisette.
- Attorney General
Named late Kentucky-whiskey branch very close to the old-fashioned toddy line.
- Dewey Toddy
Named hot whiskey toddy branch.
- Gin Sling
Preserves the toddy-to-sling sweetened water logic.
- Hot Apple Toddy
Hot orchard-fruit toddy branch.
- Hot Brandy Toddy
Plain hot brandy toddy branch.
- Kentucky Toddy
Bourbon branch.
- Napoleon Toddy
Cold brandy toddy branch.
- Old-fashioned Toddy
Late old-fashioned toddy checkpoint showing overlap with retrospective old-fashioned language.
- Old-Fashioned Whiskey Toddy
Old-fashioned whiskey-toddy branch.
- Southern Toddy
Alternative-named Kentucky/Bourbon toddy branch.
- Strained Toddy
Late cold-strained descendant of the toddy line.
- Whiskey and Mint Toddy
A mint-marked whiskey toddy branch.
branch
- Apple Toddy
Fruit-enriched hot American branch of the toddy line.
- Brandy Sangaree
Thomas defines the drink explicitly through transformation of the Brandy Toddy.
- Brandy Sling
Sling emerges here as a toddy branch differentiated by spice finishing.
- Gin Sangaree
Defined in Thomas by transformation from Gin Toddy.
- Yorkshire Toddy
A mixed-whisky hot toddy branch with claret accent.
Modern descendants
- Hot Toddy
- plain spirit-and-water serves
- minimalist house mixed drinks