This is my de facto favourite drink to entertain with. As I discovered the other day, having a recipe in your back pocket that looks great in any glass, tastes fantastic and can be made with even a modest liquor cabinet is essential (especially if you're dealing with a gusset of thirsty Domestic Sluts).
Somewhere between a syrupy gimlet and a limey 'Bee's Knees', credit to the drink goes to New York's infamous Milk and Honey speakeasy. Its perfect strained into a coupe glass, served over ice if you don't have a shaker or if you're feeling a little flush top it up with some bubbles.
You'll need:
- 50ml of gin
- 30ml of lime juice
- 1tbsp of honey
- Spoon your honey into a heatproof container or jar and microwave it for a few seconds to loosen the consistency
- Add the lime juice and gin to the honey with a handful of ice and stir for 10 seconds
- Strain or just plonk a straw straight in.
I do enjoy this drink.
ReplyDeleteNow, dear Nick. What's with putting all our boozes in jam jars? Can't we just use nice glasses like normal people?
Honest reason… or should I build upon your belief that I'm slowly converting my house into a speakeasy where I subsist on bar snacks and gin jars?
DeleteThat's definitely the best reason. Besides, gin is better than jam.
DeleteOMFG - top this up with hot water and you've got a GIN TODDY! :D
ReplyDelete*two thumbs up*
DeleteWould this work with vodka?
ReplyDeleteYes. If you substitute the Gin for Vodka (Why would you do such a thing?!) and you have a famous Kenyan drink - 'Dawa' which is Swahili for 'Medicine'. It probably has other history, but that is how I first came across it.
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