How to Use Alcohol to Cure a Cough
- 1). Make yourself a hot toddy. You may remember being given a hot toddy by grandma or mom when you were a child and had a bad cold. Simply make a cup of hot water and add a teaspoon of Bourbon or brandy and honey and lemon for taste, then drink it down.
- 2). Take a straight shot of Bourbon. This is a little more concentrated and should not be given to children, but you can pour a shot of Bourbon and then follow it down with a teaspoon of honey. Honey is a natural antibacterial, and it can help to soothe a throat sore from coughing.
- 3). Make a mixture of fernet branca and branca menta, then take a teaspoon when you have a cough. Be sure and mix equal parts of both Fernet Branca and Branca Menta.
- 4). Take a few straight hits of your favorite alcohol. Contrary to what many may think you don't have to just take brandy, whiskey or bourbon as your alcohol of choice for curing a cough. In reality, any alcohol will do, although the higher the percentage the less you'll need, which is why some of the higher percentage alcohols are mentioned as being the ones to use.
