Richard

Honey Kingston Negroni, made using the Archie Rose Honey Barrel, the barrel aged older sibling of their honey spirit Eau de Bee. A rye and wheat based spirit is distilled with Beechworth Honey and then aged in ex-moscatel casks. The end result is a blend of honey and oak with flavours of golden syrup, toast and vanilla.

It is bottled at 50% ABV and this, together with the barrel aging, makes the honey less prominent than in the unaged spirit (to me). But it is still there, and the oak and sweetness give it an almost aged rum profile.

Hence why it works well in this riff on a Kingston Negroni, with 45ml of the Barrel Honey, to 25 ml each of sweet vermouth and Campari. An excellent bittersweet combo for an afternoon drink on a still-a-bit-of-a-chill-in-the-air afternoon - served in one of our new tulip glasses with a piece of dried blood orange from @cocktailcandy_

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