Take a hot toddy then....

Ingredients

1 1/2 fluid oz gin, rum or whisky
1 sugar lump
juice of half a lemon
2 cloves
small stick of cinnamon


Method

- Put all the ingredients into a heatproof mug and fill with boiling water.
- If preferred, serve in a strong tumbler when the drink has cooled a little (so as not to break the glass).