Dolce Alveare Lemon Blossom Honey

Serving Suggestions

Old Fashioned Cocktail

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Old Fashioned Cocktail

Substitute honeyed simple syrup in this new take on a classic cocktail.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon honeyed simple syrup (recipe follows)

2 dashes bitters

2 ounces rye whiskey or bourbon

1 1-inch strip lemon rind

1 amarena cherry

Instructions

Shake syrup, bitters and whiskey with a handful of ice cubes in a cocktail shaker.

Strain and serve in a highball glass garnished with lemon twist and amarena cherry.

Makes one cocktail

Honeyed Simple Syrup:

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup Dolce Alveare Lemon Blossom Honey

In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add honey. Once dissolved, remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.

Dolce Alveare Lemon Blossom Honey

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In Sicily, the Lemon blossom honey is made during a long blooming period which spans from the autumn 'primo fiore' followed by the 'bianchetti' in Spring until the very first days of Summer. The most common variety of lemon (Citrus x limon) around the area of Zafferana Etnea and the province of Messina is the 'femminello' as well as the 'monachello', the 'interdonato' and the 'femminello Santa Teresa'.

Lemon blossom honey is a perfect honey to stir in a cup of tea or a glass of warm chai. Spread it on toast and use in baking recipes calling for honey.