We had spent most of this cloudy summer day perusing through a few antique shops looking for neat bar-ware and photo props to be used in the photos for the blog when Mrs. Nom mentioned that it was National Rum Day. Of course with us being a blog that focuses a great deal on cocktails, we couldn’t let a day devoted to any good spirit go by with out a cocktail, so we whipped this one up out of a cocktail book we found while antiquing, “The Trader Vic’s Book of Food and Drink” which sounded like nice way to finish off our day.
The Bee’s Kiss is a relatively simple cocktail,with only three ingredients needed, but that simplicity can hide the one little catch. The original recipe calls for the use of straight honey as the sweetener, which can sometimes be a bit hard to work with as the honey will often not dissolve into the rest of the drink, leaving the drink overly boozy and not nearly sweet enough. Honey can often times be difficult to pour and measure, and when placed in a shaker with ice, can often crystallize, making it nearly impossible to incorporate into the drink. Having worked with honey on a number of other cocktails, we decided to swap out the straight honey for a rich honey syrup which helped balance the drink and give it a nice sweetness. Incorporating the richness of cream and the sweet floral notes of honey with the smoothness of a nice aged rum, the Bee’s Kiss will definitely put you in the land of Milk and Honey!
Ingredients
- 2 oz Aged Rum
- 3/4 oz heavy cream
- 1 oz honey syrup
- Ice
- 1 cup honey
- 3/4th cup water
Instructions
- Place rum, cream and honey syrup into a shaker and add ice.
- Shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
- Strain into a cocktail coupe and enjoy!
- Place honey and water in a small sauce pan over medium heat.
- Stir until honey and water are fully incorporated.
- Allow to cool and refrigerate.
I am all about trying new cocktails. This looks great.
Thank you! Cheers!
This looks really delicious! Love it!
Thanks, appreciate it!
This looks so good, I’ve never heard of honey syrup but it looks like it’s just like simple syrup but you use honey instead of sugar. I need to try this!
Yes, it is just honey simple syrup! It’s a completely different sweet than regular sugar simple syrup.
It sounds really tasty. Had no idea there are beverage days as well!
Apparently! Haha! Margarita day, martini day, rum day! It’s all awesome! 🙂
What do you know, I found my new fave holiday
Haha! I know, right?! Best holiday ever!
Will definitely have to try this. Thanks for the recipe:)
Thanks for stopping by! Cheers!
I love your drink recipes! I am not a rum drinker, but if I was I’d definitely try this – the honey syrup sounds YUMMY!
The honey simple syrup is wonderful, and adds just the right amount of sweet to the drink! Thanks for stopping by!
This looks awesome, and I love how you figured out how to perfectly incorporate the honey into the drink.
The honey simple syrup is such a great addition, just a different form of sweetness than the regular sugar!
You always have the best drink recipes! This one is no exception!
Thanks so much!
Honey syrup! Brilliant! Cheers.
Thanks, Jamie! It gives it a different sweetness then just sugar!
Yum. Sounds creamy and delicious. I love Rum, so happy rum day!
Happy Rum day, back! Cheers!
Yum! I wanted to do something for National Rum Day but I forgot:-(. This drink looks delicious!
Better late than never! Thanks for stopping by!
Looks delicious! Would you be able to use milk instead of heavy cream, or
would that ruin it? Calories.
You could possibly use half and half or whole milk, but you do need the richness of the cream to hold up to the rum. Good luck!
This sounds delicious! I can’t believe I missed National Rum Day! I would love it if you would link this up to Tipsy Tuesday at Grey is the New Black – a weekly cocktail linkup!
Thanks so much!
This looks delicious. I love a good rum cocktail.