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The Hive
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The Hive
Glass:
Serve in a Martini glass
| 2 barspoon | Honey |
| 1 oz | Ketel One Vodka |
| 1 oz | Krupnik spiced honey liqueur |
| 2 oz | Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed) |
Garnish: Orange zest twist
How to make:
STIR honey with vodka until honey dissolves. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
Review:
Sour grapefruit balanced by sweet honey.
History:
Discovered in 2004 at Circus, London, England.
Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.
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I used homemade Lithuanian Krupnikas; I don't know how the sweetness level compares with store-bought, but the drink was a little sweeter than I would typically go for. I also skipped the honey.
Next time I will downshift the ratio of Krupnikas and vodka.