How to Make a Hot Whiskey

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Fill the kettle and boil some water.

   White sugar just won't do, though honey might. , It's up to you how much, but be good to yourself.
   
   Bear in mind that a cold or 'flu is a devil of a thing altogether, and may require a sizable measure of spirits to see it off. , (Give yourself a swig of the whiskey to make sure it's okay.
   
   Whiskey goes off, you know!) , Take a slice from the middle, about a quarter of an inch or 5mm thick.
   
   Remove the pips (seeds)––these can ruin the taste! , Make sure that they're stuck in firmly, perhaps even poking out the far side.
   
   You don't want them to come flying out when you stir it––that'd be a fierce embarrassment altogether. ,,, Repeat until symptoms disappear.
   
   You may need more whiskey!
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   Step 2: While waiting

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   Step 3: take a decent-sized glass

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   Step 4: something like a red wine glass will do

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   Step 5: and put a good teaspoon of brown sugar into it.

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   Step 6: Add enough whiskey.

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   Step 7: Give the whiskey and brown sugar mixture a bit of a stir and try to dissolve the lumps.

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   Step 8: Rinse a lemon.

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   Step 9: Put a clove in each segment of the lemon slice.

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    Step 10: The kettle should be boiled by now

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    Step 11: so pour the water into the glass over the back of a spoon

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    Step 12: so as not to scald the whiskey.

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    Step 13: Give it a good stir and fully dissolve the brown sugar

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    Step 14: and as its spinning

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    Step 15: drop in the cloved slice of lemon.

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    Step 16: Tie a wee napkin around the neck and away you go.

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