The history of the Toddy dates all the way back to British-controlled India in the early 17th century. The Hindi word ”taddy” meant “beverage made from fermented palm sap”. By 1786 the Brits had changed the official meaning of taddy and defined it as “beverage made of alcoholic liquor with hot water, sugar, and spices”. The British claimed it as their own and started serving it in pubs during the winter months using Scotch whisky, hot water and exotic spices from India.

Another origin story tells of a 19th-century Irish physician named Dr. Robert Bentley Todd who used to prescribe his patients a mix of brandy, cinnamon, sugar and hot water, making it a Toddy. In an article in the Burlington Free Press in 1837 about ”How to Take Cold” made out the hot toddy to be a cure-all but even though it is said that a cure-all is really a cure-nothing a hot toddy is still a fabulous drink on a cold winter day.

The cup, Form 2000, was designed in 1954 by design legend Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal.

Product information

This is one in a series of illustrations of classic cocktail recipes with a selection of the most beautifully designed glasses.

The size 40x50 cm (approx 16x20”) are signed and printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 310g archival paper and are sold in a limited edition of 50 prints.

The size 30x40 cm (approx 12x16”) are printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art Studio Enhanced 210g archival paper.