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Hot Water
Hot water is used in cocktails simply to provide warmth and dilution, most often in hot toddies and similar warming drinks. It carries no flavour of its own, letting spirits, sweeteners, and spices lead. Water just off the boil, rather than fully boiling, is usually preferred to avoid dulling other ingredients.
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Common uses
- base for hot built cocktails
Buying & storage
Months once opened: Keeps for months once opened, but it does change. Nothing urgent; worth finishing within a season.
Storage: use freshly heated water for each drink
Recipes
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