My birthday cake (ah hem, giveaway promotion) was just the beginning of all the creative ways to use honey. Honey IN buttercream, yes, it was delicious. Now I’m adding honey to cocktails.
I’m not a bourbon drinker. Scratch that. I WASN’T a bourbon drinker. I don’t know if I can drink bourbon straight, on the rocks, though Do you even drink it that way, ever? See, I’m such a newbie, I don’t even know how to drink it. I still have to ask “is bourbon whiskey, or is whiskey bourbon, are the same but different, or just the same?” I’m confused.
Here’s what I DO know about Bourbon: It goes REAL well with apple and honey.
Side Note: Just imagine for a sec, an apple pie with a honey bourbon ice cream. Someone, PLEASE make this for me, preeeeeety pleeeease!!!
I also know honey, apple and bourbon shaken and poured into a chilled martini glass will make you feel real fancy. And you know, sometimes I sorta want to feel a little fancy. But if I don’t want to feel fancy, I just pour this straight over ice and drink it from a mason jar while wearing my sweats. That’s reserved for super special occasions though. Or I might even make this as a hot apple cider. How good does that sound? Honey apple bourbon CIDER. Um yes, that WILL be happening, soon!
Honey Apple Bourbon Martini
Serves 1
2 shots apple juice (I used Libby’s 100% juice)
1 shot bourbon (I used Wild Turkey 101)
1 tbsp honey (I used Honey Ridge Farms Lemon Creme Honey)
ice cubes
Add all the ingredients to a martini shaker and shake 10 times.
Strain into a chilled martini glass. Enjoy.
A few random notes about the martini:
*I don’t know how many ounces my shot glass is (it’s a gimmicky glass w/ a skull and crossbones on it, classy!). But the above measurements filled my martini glass perfectly.
*I microwaved my honey for about 15 seconds to turn it into a liquid before I added it to the martini shaker. It helped it mix better.
*When I was working in restaurants I learned you only shake a martini 10 times. That’s enough to chill it, but not too much to water it down.
*Put your martini glass in the freezer for a few minutes while you’re gathering the ingredients. This will help your drink stayed chilled a little longer, without watering it down with extra ice.
*I tried this using the spiced creme honey and the lemon creme honey and I can not choose which I like more. They both were seriously SOOOOO good!
I'm a wife, mom, runner, recipe developer, freelance writer, early riser, Christ follower, peanut butter lover, frozen yogurt addict. I think the majority of the food I consume should be life giving; healthy, natural raw fruits and veggies. Which allows me to have room to splurge occasionally, and I take full advantage of it. 
I didn't think I was a bourbon drinker either, but I have a feeling this martini would change that. Sounds dangerously good.
i am a huge bourbon fan!! DELICIOUS! it's old fashioned, but a Manhattan made correctly is amazing – you must try one.
Your Bourbon lesson of the day:
the bourbon/whiskey you use in any drink matters. some are very sour, some are bitter, some are sweet. Only whiskey's brewed in Bourbon Kentucky can be called a bourbon – the rest are whiskeys. fancy huh?
also, a good one in a glass with ice is amazing when consumed slowly next to a roaring fire when it's cold outside.
it's also good in hot chocolate ;)
Happy birthday (again!) Bottoms up! ;)
I love honey in anything and am slowly warming up to bourbon, which is a good thing since I live in Kentucky, aka bourbon country, where most of the world's bourbon is produced.
I…actually don't think I've ever had bourbon! Sad face. But you mix honey and apple with anything and I'm just about guaranteed to fall in love.
Mmmm…bourbon is my favorite liquor. I prefer it with diet coke but your martini look delicious. I'll have to try it.
This is so fun! Love it.
This sounds like the perfect fall cocktail!
This looks great! I'm not a huge bourbon drinker but I bet I could drink a few of these :)
Seriously. I'm on my way over!
Ooh! I've tried the Wild Turkey honey-flavoured Bourbon and found it muchly to my liking, but with apple juice to boot?
Definitely going on the 'must try making this summer' list!
Bourbon is a type of whiskey. It can be made anywhere in the United States not just Kentucky; although, most bourbon is made there. In order for a whiskey to be called bourbon, it has to follow a specific recipe. It has to be 51% corn and aged in a charred oak barrel for usually about two years. Four years if it is called straight bourbon. There is some other stuff about the proof and alcohol content, but these are the basic requirements.