Is Bourbon the Best Alcohol for Cough Suppression?

Video Transcript

"Well howdy. Thought we'd talk a little bit about some traditional ideas for cough suppression, although we both know that if you have a cough or cold, you need to go see your doctor. Don't try any of this at home kids. However, in our American culture, bourbon has long been used as a cough suppressant. Many times in what's called a hot totty where the bourbon is warmed with honey in a sauce pan then added to hot water, or often drank and followed with hot water or as they do on the west coast in just a shot, where a shot of bourbon is poured. It is topped with a layer of honey and then a squeeze of lemon. Although any whiskey can work in a hot totty, bourbon is the whiskey of choice for most people because it mixes very well with honey being somewhat sweet in its flavor profile as well and adds a very nice contrast to the sweet and sour of they honey and the lemon. Old wives will tell you this will have a tendency of breaking up your phlegm and mucus and relaxing you as well as making you sweat subsequently allowing the toxins to leave the body. However this is supposedly a myth and has no basis in actual fact."