Ingredient
Honey
The original cocktail sweetener - body and floral character that sugar cannot match, and the heart of every hot toddy worth drinking.
Flavour profile
Honey changes a cocktail more than sugar ever does - it brings body as well as sweetness, and a floral edge that pulls the whole drink together. For warm serves a simple runny honey is right; reserve chestnut, buckwheat or other strong-flavoured honeys for a drink where you actually want them tasted. A honey syrup (one-to-one with hot water, stirred until dissolved) keeps in the fridge for a week.
Recipes featuring honey
Hot Toddy
The classic warm whisky cocktail with honey, lemon and spice - soothing, simple and built for cold nights.
Warm Gin and Honey
A simple warm gin and honey serve with fresh lemon, hot water and a cinnamon stick, balanced and comforting in the glass.
Miso & Honey Highball
A long, savoury Japanese whisky highball built on white miso and honey syrup, finished with cold soda for a refreshing umami winter serve.
Every recipe with honey (33)
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- Apple Brandy Hot Toddy Warm Cocktails
- Fennel Gin Sour Spiced Cocktails
- Glühbier Mulled Drinks
- Hot Apple Brandy Warm Cocktails
- Hot Cherry Brandy Toddy Warm Cocktails
- Hot Cognac Toddy Warm Cocktails
- Hot Ginger and Apple Alcohol-Free Winter Drinks
- Hot Rosehip Punch Alcohol-Free Winter Drinks
- Hot Spiced Sake Warm Cocktails
- Hot Spiced Tea Cocktail Warm Cocktails
- Hot Vanilla Bourbon Warm Cocktails
- Hot Whisky Sour Warm Cocktails
- Low-ABV Bittersweet Toddy Low-Alcohol Winter Drinks
- Mulled White Wine Mulled Drinks
- Non-Alcoholic Mulled Punch Alcohol-Free Winter Drinks
- Saffron Gin Cocktail Spiced Cocktails
- Sloe Gin Hot Toddy Warm Gin Cocktails
- Spiced Hibiscus Punch Alcohol-Free Winter Drinks
- Spiced Pomegranate Punch Alcohol-Free Winter Drinks
- Warm Amaretto Sour Warm Cocktails
- Warm Bramble Gin Warm Gin Cocktails
- Warm Cucumber Gin Warm Gin Cocktails
- Warm Gin and Orange Warm Gin Cocktails
- Warm Juniper Toddy Warm Gin Cocktails
- Warm London Dry Toddy Warm Gin Cocktails
- Warm Rosemary Gin Warm Gin Cocktails
- Warm Sloe and Spice Warm Gin Cocktails
- Warm Spiced Apple Juice Alcohol-Free Winter Drinks
- Warm Turmeric and Apple Alcohol-Free Winter Drinks