Honey

Description:

Honey brings not only sweetness but floral, herbal, or buckwheat-like notes depending on type. In cold cocktails it is often diluted with water so it mixes more easily. Additions like this sit between flavor and aroma. They are easy to underestimate, but they can make a familiar recipe warmer, spicier, or more dimensional. Straight honey does not disperse well in a cold shake. Honey syrup keeps the aroma while making sweetness easier to control and avoiding thick streaks on the shaker walls.