What is Honey Crush?
Honey Crush is cocktail and mocktail syrup made by Frederick, Maryland beekeepers, Sara and Mike of Kemptown Honey. It’s ideal for crafting full-flavored cocktails with or without alcohol.
Honey Crush is a tasty blend of Maryland honey and five organic citrus juices, make it a flavorful replacement for simple syrup or triple sec in any cocktail recipe. Use it to add a Maryland twist to your favorite recipes. It adds the sweet and complex flavor of honey to everything from a Bee's Knees, to an old fashioned, to a margarita or even a mocktail. Cheers!
Recipes
Bee's Knees Cocktail
2 ounces of gin
1 ounce Honey Crush
½ ounce lemon juice
Lemon twist, for garnish
Shake with ice 30 seconds until chilled and strain into a coupe. Twist the lemon peel over the cocktail to release some of its oils, then drop it in. Enjoy!
Honey Crush Cocktail
½ cup orange or grapefruit juice,
freshly juiced
1 ounce Honey Crush Syrup
1½ ounces of vodka
3 ounces of sparkling water
Fruit slice, for garnish
Pollinator Mocktail
Fresh rosemary, muddled
1 ounce of Honey Crush Syrup
¾ an ounce of lemon juice
Angostura bitters, to taste
3 ounces of sparkling water
Fruit slice, for garnish
Rosemary sprig, for garnish
Gold Rush Cocktail
¾ an ounce of Honey Crush Syrup
¼ an ounce of lemon juice
2 ounces of whiskey
Lemon wheel for garnish
Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake. Strain into a rocks glass and over ice, preferably a large cube. Garnish with a lemon wheel.
Honey Citrus Old Fashioned
Fresh rosemary, muddled
2 ounces of whiskey
¼ ounce Honey Crush Syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
In a rocks glass, mix syrup and bitters, stir, fill glass with ice and add whiskey. Stir again until cold and garnish with an orange peel and cherry.
Honey Margarita
1½ ounces tequila
¾ an ounce of Honey Crush Syrup
½ ounce lime juice
Salt for rim
Lime slice, for garnish
Salt rim of glass. Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake. Strain into glass and garnish with a lime slice.