Warm up your Winter with Honey Inspired Cocktails

November 18, 2016

Achieve rockstar status at your next event when you show off these honey inspired cocktails!  Credit to Chef David Guas in collaboration with The National Honey Board.


Blackberry Mead-Fashioned  -  Yield: 1 cocktail
3    each      Blackberries
2    Tbsp.     Honey syrup (recipe below)
2    dashes  Angostura bitters
1     each     Orange peel (1in x 3in single pull peel)
1.5  oz.        Mead
1     oz.        Bourbon
1     splash   Water

Combine blackberries, honey syrup, Angostura bitters and orange peel in 8-10 ounce rocks glass.  Muddle together, mashing the blackberries.  Add a single large ice cube then add the mead, bourbon and water.  Using a cocktail spoon, swirl the drink for 30 seconds.

Honey Syrup  -  Yield: 4 cocktails
.25   cup      Wildflower Honey
.25   cup      Water

Combine the Wildflower honey and water in a  small sauce pot.  Heat until dissolved (no more than one minute).  Strain, chill, and reserve.


Mead-Melon-Ade  -  Yield: 1 cocktail
2    oz.         Mead
1.5 oz.         Honeydew melon juice
2    tsp.        Lime juice (roughly 1/2 a lime)
2    Tbsp.     Honey-ginger syrup (recipe below)

Peel melon and remove seeds.  Chop melon in medium pieces and blend on high for 2 minutes.  Place in a fine mesh strainer without pushing pulp through, allowing melon to drain on its own (may take 5-10 minutes).  Reserve juice.  Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 30 seconds.  Strain in to a 9 ounce flute glass.

Honey-Ginger Syrup  -  Yield: 4 cocktails
.5   cup      Clover Honey
.5   cup      Water
2    oz.       Fresh ginger, peeled and smashed

Combine ingredients and place in a  small sauce pot and bring to a quick boil.  Remove from heat and allow ginger to steep for 15-20 minutes.  Strain and reserve syrup.

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