The Smoked Hot Toddy
Recipes
Warm whiskey, honey and lemon, finished with a little wood smoke. Use a heatproof glass with a stable rim. Makes 1 drink.
27 August 2026
Ingredients
- 2 oz whiskey
- 2 tsp honey
- ½ oz lemon juice
- 4 oz hot water, below boiling
- 1 lemon wheel and 1 clove
- A small pinch of Candied Apple or Heritage Oak chips
Make the cocktail
- Stir the honey into the hot water in a heatproof glass until dissolved. Add the whiskey and lemon juice.
- Let the drink cool to a comfortable sipping temperature. Check that the disc sits securely across the rim.
- Place the barrel horizontally on the disc. Lift off its upper half and spread the chips over the screen.
- Light the chips with the butane torch and remove the flame once they smoulder. Allow a brief infusion.
- Lift the smoker and finish with the lemon wheel and clove.