The hot honey trend that has swept the internet has everyone going out to buy a bottle of Mike’s Hot Honey. Most drizzle this bottle of goodness on sandwiches and pizza, but we’re here to prove there’s so much more you can do with hot honey. Enter, the Hot Honey Old Fashioned, a classy yet flavorful upgrade to this traditional cocktail. Just four ingredients (one of which is a garnish) stir into a cocktail that carries the bold depth of bourbon along with the sweet and spicy taste of hot honey as well as a few dashes of orange bitters.
What are Bitters, Anyways?
No matter the Old Fashioned recipe, you’ll add a few dashes of bitters to your glass. By the name, we know this extraction has a bit of a bitter nature, but what exactly are bitters? Bitters are simply a concentrated infusion of botanicals, roots, herbs, spices, and fruits. They come in various flavors but for this recipe we used orange bitters. Orange bitters have a little sweetness from the citrus but still offer up hints of cardamon, anise, caraway seed, and coriander.
Hot Honey Old Fashioned
Description
A teaspoon of hot honey warms the soul… and the bourbon helps too!
Ingredients
- 2 oz bourbon
- 1 ¼ tsp Mike’s Hot Honey
- 4 dashes of orange bitters
- Orange twist and a Thai chli pepper for garnish
Instructions
- Fill a mixing glass with ice.
- Add bourbon, hot honey and bitters to the glass and stir for 45 seconds.
- Strain into a rocks glass over ice.
- Garnish and enjoy.
Recipe and Styling by Star Laliberte
Photography by Dave Bryce
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