Name: Honeysuckle Daiquiri
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 20 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Orange juice; 20 ml Honey and water syrup

Honeysuckle Daiquiri
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Photographed in a Speakeasy Coupe 8.5oz

Ingredients:
2 oz	Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
²⁄₃ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
²⁄₃ oz	Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of mint leaf (or honeysuckle flower when in season).
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with mint leaf floated on cocktail (or honeysuckle flower pegged to the rim).

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A Daiquiri made with flavoursome honey in place of sugar, or a Bee's Knees with rum in place of gin. However you view this, it's damn tasty.

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Variant:

If using honey rather than pre-diluted honey syrup, then STIR 3 spoons of runny honey with citrus juices in base of shaker until honey dissolves. Add the rum, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Made with Jamaican rum this becomes a Honey Bee and when made with gin it's known as a Bee's Knees. Topped with champagne as served long this becomes an Airmail.

History:

Adapted from a recipe in David A. Embury's 1948 Fine Art of Mixing Drinks.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Honeysuckle Daiquiri contains 188 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
15.35% alc./vol. (15.35° proof)
17.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Yorey C

30th April 2024 at 06:44

don q... bit too much honey id say perhaps i should have used a more fuller bodied rum?

Avery Garnett

28th February 2024 at 18:58

Tried with both Havana 3 (the Cuban stuff, not the Puerto Rican stuff) and Barbancourt 4 and despite neither being my preferred rums, the Barbancourt was miles away a tastier and more rummy drink - far more discernible than by themselves somehow.

Chris Dimal

14th February 2024 at 15:00

Truly worth the 5 stars. One of the best fruity Daiquiris ever, with a perfect mix of sweetness, sourness and rum hit. Havana Club 3 as always, works impeccably.

John Hinojos

14th September 2022 at 23:57

Great cocktail. I would agree with Florian Ruf's comments to adjust the honey syrup as needed based on the sweetness of your fruit and rum. I use rum which has no adulterated sugar added. Many rum are sweetened.

Florian Ruf

8th August 2022 at 13:19

Delicious cocktail! Don't take the honey (syrup) measure too serious, it will be necessary to adjust it to the citrus and your taste (I used less).

Anonymous

24th July 2021 at 00:43

I'm confused about the naming of this drink and the Honey Bee. On the Honeysuckle page, it suggests switching out to Jamaican rum makes the drink a Honey Bee. On the Honey Bee page it suggests switching out to light rum makes the drink a Honeysuckle. Both drinks call for Bacardi Gold, lemon, oj, and honey syrup. I like the name Honeysuckle Daiquiri, so I use that when serving the drink to friends.
I've amended my version to Flor de Cana 7 and jasmine tea instead of water to make my syrup

Simon Difford

25th July 2021 at 13:02

You raise a good point. The Honey Bee should be with Jamaican rum. I've now corrected this and added extra notes on the Honey Bee page referencing the many variations with honey syrup.

Matthew French

27th March 2021 at 22:02

After purchasing some London Honey in Bermondsey I thought I'd try some honey cocktails. I was also using Blood Orange juice before the fruits disappear from the shelves. I went with straight honey rather than syrup as I was to impatient to make it! The Blooded Knees was delicious but this was even better. I used my favourite go to Rum, Havana Club 3 Year Old. If this twist is worth a name then for now Miel de Sangre Daiquiri is the best I can do...