3 Honey Cocktails to try!

  
A spoon full of honey is great, but what's even better is adding a little whiskey! Or Gin! Or even tequila! ;) 

To get pure, unfiltered, local Colorado honey delivered right to your door,
check out Winter Park Honey available here: 

Winter Park Honey

Here are 3 creative cocktails to spice up your
​(at home) happpy hour! ​
​

Photo Credit : Allie Yazel

1. Honey Gold Rush 
(Recipe & Photo Credit : Allie Yazel, Powder Day Creative)
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​Ingredients:
2 oz bourbon
1 oz fresh lemon juice
​1 oz honey simple syrup

Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled shaker.  Shake well until chilled.  Strain over fresh ice in an old fashion glass. Enjoy! 

Note: To make honey simple syrup, combine 1 cup water & 1 cup honey into a sauce pan over medium heat, stirring constantly until honey is disolved. Let cool before using. 

Photo Credit : Allie Yazel

 
2. Bees Knees 
​
Ingredients:
​1 1/2 oz gin
2 oz honey simple syrup
2 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
2 oz fresh squeezed orange juice 

Combine honey simple syrup, gin, lemon juice and orange juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a cocktail glass. Enjoy! 

By Will Shenton

3. Tequila Honey Bee
(Recipe by Nick Korbee, Liquor.com)

Ingredients:
2 oz Espolón reposado tequila 
1 oz honey simple syrup
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
2 dashes angostura bitters
Del Maguey mezcal rinse
Garnish with lemon peel 

Combine Rinse a highball glass with mezcal, coating the inside of the glass and dump out whatever doesn't stick.  Add the tequila, honey simple syrup, and lemon juice into a shaker and shake until chilled. Pour into your highball glass, add 2 dashes of bitters and garnish with a lemon peel.  Enjoy!

To get pure, unfiltered, local Colorado honey delivered right to your door,
check out Winter Park Honey available here: ​

Winter Park Honey