Whiskey
Whiskey Cocktails
Stirred and highball whiskey drinks — including rye whiskey classics — from Manhattans to Whiskey Sours.
This hub groups whiskey, rye, Scotch, and Irish whiskey recipes. Bourbon drinks have their own page when you want that sweeter corn profile specifically. Pantry matching keeps those styles distinct. Bourbon is the whiskey in the home bartender’s starter kit — that short pantry unlocks a Whiskey Sour here and a Boulevardier on the bourbon hub.
Hot toddy
A hot toddy is a home-bar nightcap: 1½–2 oz whiskey, hot water (not boiling — scorching the spirit flattens it), a teaspoon of honey or sugar, and a squeeze of lemon. Irish whiskey is the easy bottle; bourbon is sweeter; Scotch if you want a little smoke. Clove or a cinnamon stick is optional, not required.
We do not publish a Hot Toddy recipe page. The hot whiskey drink on this hub is Irish Coffee — Irish whiskey, hot coffee, demerara sugar, and a cream float instead of water and lemon. Skip pumpkin-spice recipes. A named toddy spec, if it lands, is an October catalog add — not a winter placeholder here.
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Irish Coffee
warm caffeinated creamy -
Manhattan
boozy sweet bitter -
Penicillin
boozy spicy smoky -
Rusty Nail
boozy sweet herbal -
Sazerac
boozy bitter herbal -
Scotch Sour
sour boozy smoky -
Vieux Carré
boozy herbal complex -
Whiskey Sour
sour sweet
Whiskey cocktail FAQ
What’s the difference between whiskey and rye here?
Recipes that call for rye whiskey are listed alongside broader whiskey drinks. Rye brings spice; Scotch and Irish stay their own bottles in your pantry — a generic whiskey won’t unlock them.
How do you make a hot toddy with whiskey?
Stir 1½–2 oz whiskey with hot water, honey or sugar, and lemon in a warm mug. Irish whiskey is the easy pour; bourbon or Scotch works with what is already open. There is no Hot Toddy recipe URL on this site yet. The hot whiskey drink you can make now is Irish Coffee — coffee and a cream float instead of water and lemon. Specs are on the Irish Coffee page.