Name: Honi Honi
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Bourbon whiskey; 10 ml Triple sec; 15 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Orgeat syrup; 5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1)

Honi Honi
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Glass:

Serve in a Double old-fashioned

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a DOUBLE OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge, Luxardo Maraschino Cherry & mint sprigs bouquet.

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass filled with crushed ice.

Garnish:

Garnish with pineapple wedge, maraschino cherry and mint sprigs bouquet.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) - Nuts

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A Mai Tai-based on whiskey rather than rum.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in Victor Bergeron's 1972 Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide. The name of this vintage Tiki drink means 'Kiss Kiss'.

HONI HONI
1½ ounces Trader Vic Mai Tail mix
1½ ounces blended whisky
Fill mai tai glass ¾ full of shaved ice. Add Mai Tai mix and whisky. Hand shake. Pour into Tahitian mug. Decorate with fresh mint and fruit stick.
Victor Bergeron, Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide, 1972

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Nutrition:

One serving of Honi Honi contains 198 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
21.65% alc./vol. (43.31° proof)
20.9 grams of pure alcohol

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CJ Grant

1st July at 23:20

The bourbon comes through nicely. But unless I mis-measured accidentally, the lime is presenting as out of balance. The specs don't seem out-of-whack, so maybe I did have my measurements off. I want to rate this a 3.5 bordering on 4, and need to give it another go to determine where it sits for me.

Heidi Della Pesca

14th June at 22:22

This sits very nicely with a steak dinner. I scaled it up a bit (because that's easier to do then explaining why I definitely need a second...) and served over crushed ice in a DOF

Honi Honi — Larger Build
2 1⁄4 oz bourbon
3⁄4 oz curaçao or Cointreau
1 oz lime juice
3⁄4 oz orgeat
1⁄4 oz rich simple syrup
Shake hard with crushed ice or regular ice.
Serve:
over crushed ice for tiki energy
or on a big rock if you want it more refined and spirit-forward

My choices were Larceny small batch and curaçao. I think orgeat goes very well with that slight oxidized orange peel note. Also I bumped up the simple a skosh...

This made me feel pretty dang content. Great way to wrap up the weekend.

Sasan Keshmiri

16th January at 23:47

I think this is the first 5/5 drink I've tried! I don´t like the idea of putting a 5/5 on anything, but I can´t even contemplate giving this a lower rating. For me the balance between the bourbon, orange and almond is just perfect. This one disappeared quickly from the glass! Replaced the 5 ml sugar syrup with more orgeat, as I usually end up doing with trader vic cocktails.

G. M. Genovese

28th November 2024 at 12:58

I'm an unabashed fan of Willett whiskey and Old Bardstown 101 proof with my fave Luxardo Triplum was a devastatingly delectable combo in this when served up. I might get in trouble with this drink. Did NOT think this lineup of ingredients would gel. I love being wrong.

Ben S

20th April 2024 at 13:15

Despite the differing ingredients, I was surprised how this drink presented itself to my palette as just a normal whiskey sour with some mint garnish.

John Hinojos

7th September 2022 at 00:23

What a perfect Tiki drink if you are having people who like Bourbon or Whiskey over rum. We used 2/3s of the sugar syrup, and still found it a bit sweet; however, being from Trader Vics that is understandable. For a less sweet version I would omit the sugar syrup entirely.

Sean Baron

2nd September 2022 at 22:39

I love this cocktail. The sharp burn of bourbon is a great balance to the sweetness of the orgeat. Personally I add a pinch of salt to tone down the sweetness.