Warm Whiskey Wedding Cocktail Recipe

2 min read September 13, 2026 Natalie Mayhew
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A whiskey bar is a lovely and elegant addition to a wedding reception. Invite guests to sip whiskey on the rocks. Provide cocktail mixers and garnishes so they can mix up an Old Fashioned or a classic Manhattan. Or, for winter weddings provide a classic "Hot Toddy". A warm whiskey cocktail for your wedding whiskey bar to keep you warm on a chilly winter night. Enjoy it fireside, a guaranteed crown pleaser! I served this at my Tartan & Tulle Winter Wedding and the guests just couldn't get enough!

Recipe Time
10 to 15 min
Difficulty
Beginner
Servings
1 Serving
Ingredients:
Makes 1 Hot Toddy
  • Hot Water
  • 1 Tsp Fine Brown Sugar
  • 1 1/3 oz Whiskey
  • 5-6 Cloves
  • Juice from 1/4 of a Lemon
  • Lemon Rind
Step
1

Prepare the garnish in advance. Peel a lemon and cut a slice of the rind approx 1 1/2 inches long.

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Step
2

Next add cloves to the rind, evenly spacing them along the length of the rind.

If the stalks of the cloves will not punch through the lemon rind use a knife to start a small hole and push the clove through the hole.

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Step
3

Boil water and fill a Rocks Glass 1/2 to 2/3 fill with hot water.

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Step
4

Add the brown sugar and stir to dissolve.

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Step
5

Add 1/4 ounce of lemon juice and stir

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Step
6

Add the whiskey and stir a final time.

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Step
7

Place the lemon and clove garnish on the edge of the glass and serve on a Buffalo Plaid Beverage Napkin.

For more ideas and inspiration be sure to check out my Tartan & Tulle Winter Wedding, DIY Plaid and Acrylic Table Signage, DIY Plaid and Tulle Chair Backers

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