Wondering what the best honey cocktails are? From the classic Bee’s Knees cocktail, to a Hot Toddy, and more. There are so many delicious honey drinks to choose from.
Lately, I have been noticing lots of cocktails featuring honey popping up on bar menus around town. Most feature some type of citrus along with honey and are served straight up.
Perhaps bartenders are taking a cue from the Hot Toddy. A classic wintertime drink consisting of whiskey, hot water, honey and lemon and believed to cure colds.
It does make sense though. Honey is a sweetener and can function in any cocktail much like a simple syrup would.
Here are 15+ amazing honey cocktail recipes that highlight it’s rich, sweet flavor.
The BEST Cocktails with Honey: The Lineup
Bee’s Knees Cocktail
Gin, lemon juice and honey combine in this delicious Bees Knees cocktail. Served straight up in a martini glass.
Bees Knees
Easy Paloma Cocktail
This Easy Paloma Cocktail with honey simple syrup is a refreshing, citrus cocktail made with tequilla and a splash of soda water. Serve it on the rocks with a salted rim and enjoy!
Paloma Cocktail
Hot Toddy (with Variations!)
This delicious Hot Toddy recipe is perfect for chilly weather. Learn several variations on how to make a hot toddy – with tea, apple cider, brandy, bourbon, or rum.
Hot Toddy
Honey Roasted Pear Sparkling Cocktails & Mocktails
Honey Roasted Pear Sparkling Cocktails & Mocktails! Festive cocktails recipe with simple ingredients; sparkling wine or juice, honey, spices, roasted pear.
Get the RECIPE from Cotter Crunch
Honey Roasted Pear Sparkling Cocktails
Honey Beer Cocktail by barrelageddad | Quick & Easy Recipe | The Feedfeed
This Honey Beer Cocktail is sweet, bitter, and fizzy. Get the RECIPE from The Feedfeed
Honey Beer Cocktail
Honey Smash Bourbon Cocktail
Honey Smash Bourbon Cocktail. Get the RECIPE from Sweet Life Bake
Honey Smash Bourbon Cocktail
Ruby Red and Rosemary Honey Cocktail
Beautiful winter cocktail made with vodka (or gin), grapefruit juice, rosemary and honey.
Get the RECIPE from Cookie and Kate
Ruby Red and Rosemary Honey Cocktail
Spiced Honey Bourbon Old Fashioned.
Spiced Honey Bourbon Old Fashioned…simply mix everything together for a cocktail that’s perfectly sweetened, spiced, and so delicious!
Get the RECIPE from Half Baked Harvest
Spiced Honey Bourbon Old Fashioned
Honey & Pear Whisky Cocktail
Everyone loves a good Hot Toddy, but sometimes you need something cool and refreshing. That’s when you need this “Cold Toddy” recipe!
Get the RECIPE from Vinepair
Honey & Pear Whisky Cocktail
The Spring Buzz (Chamomile, Whiskey and Honey Cocktail)
The Spring Buzz: a refreshing whiskey cocktail made with chamomile tea, elderflower liqueur, whiskey and honey. Super fast and easy!
Get the RECIPE from Broma Bakery
The Spring Buzz (Chamomile, Whiskey and Honey Cocktail)
The Honey Bear: A Whiskey Cocktail Recipe | Eat.Drink.Frolic.
There’s a reason why this whiskey cocktail recipe is called the Honey Bear. Not only does this drink have honey in it but it’s served in a cute honey bear.
Get the RECIPE from Eat Drink Frolic
The Honey Bear
Chamomile Whiskey Cocktail
This Chamomile Whiskey Cocktail is a delightfully refreshing blend of chilled chamomile tea, honey simple syrup, lemon, honey bourbon and rye whiskey.
Get the RECIPE from A Taste for Travel
Chamomile Whiskey Cocktail
Honey Margarita {The Bertha Cocktail}
Honey Margarita {The Bertha Cocktail}. My go-to cocktail will always be the margarita. Get the RECIPE from Sweet Life Bake
Honey Margarita
Whisky and honey smash cocktail recipe | Sainsbury`s Magazine
Snuggle up in front of the fire with a Whisky and Honey Smash cocktail from The Coal Shed restaurant in Brighton. Get the RECIPE from Sainsburys Magazine
Whisky and Honey Smash
Sparkling Fig & Honey Cocktail
A homemade thyme-infused fig syrup is combined with champagne and apple cider to make this Sparkling Fig & Honey Cocktail.
Get the RECIPE from Hello Glow
Sparkling Fig & Honey Cocktail
Rosemary & Honey Whiskey Cocktail
This Rosemary & Honey Whiskey Cocktail combines your favorite rye or bourbon whiskey, bitters, and an rosemary & honey infused simple syrup.
Get the RECIPE from Dude that Cookz
Rosemary & Honey Whiskey Cocktail
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Full Recipe
15+ BEST Honey Cocktails
Wondering what the best honey drinks are? There are so many delicious honey drinks to choose from. Try this delicious Bee's Knees Cocktail. It features gin, lemon juice and honey. Served straight up in a martini glass.
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Serves 1 cocktail
Ingredients
Honey Simple Syrup
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup water
Bees Knees Cocktail
- 2 ounces honey simple syrup
- 1 1/2 ounces gin
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
Instructions
Honey Simple Syrup
- Combine water and honey in a small saucepan. Heat over medium, stirring often, until the mixture is smooth. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
Cocktail
- Combine 2 ounces of the honey simple syrup, gin, lemon juice and orange juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
- Strain into a small chilled cocktail glass and serve.
- Reserve remaining honey simple syrup for more cocktails.
Nutrition
Calories: 272kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 103mg | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 70IU | Vitamin C: 28.6mg | Iron: 2mg
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