The Tequila Bee Sting is sweet and balanced with a little heat from the hot pepper honey at the end!
Tequila is one of the world’s most popular liquors and one that is quite interesting and beautiful, if you get your hands on a quality version. When you use good tequila, the flavor of the cocktail will surely be enhanced, and you’ll be rewarded. This cocktail capitalizes on a great tequila with the addition of hot pepper honey, a combo of blood orange and pomegranate juices, ginger bitters and a splash of Prosecco.
What gives this cocktail a sting?
Hot pepper honey is the oddball ingredient, and it certainly elevates the resulting cocktail. The sweetness of the honey and spiciness of the pepper infusion just works perfectly with tequila. There are tons of artisan honeys infused with peppers, so pick your favorite and acknowledge the peppers used…we favor habanero but we know that’s not for everyone!
Alternatively, you can make your own pepper-infused honey by chopping up your favorite peppers (fresh or dried, or a combo) and heating them with honey over medium heat in a small saucepan for about 10 minutes. Strain out the solids and keep your honey in a jar to enjoy whenever you want.
The rest of the ingredients should be easy enough to find, especially in fall and winter when blood oranges and pomegranates are in season.
Finishing Touches
The other nice addition is Prosecco. Just a touch at the end brings enough bubbles, but it does noticeably lighten up the Bee Sting.
We like to garnish this cocktail with a chunk of honeycomb for fun, but this is completely optional. Other garnishes could include pomegranate seeds, dried orange wheels (find out how to make them at home HERE) or fresh blood orange slices.
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Enjoy!
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Tequila Bee Sting Cocktail
Course: CocktailsCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy1
servings5
minutes5
minutesIngredients
2 oz Tequila Blanco
1.5 oz blood orange juice
1 oz pomegranate juice
1 tsp hot pepper honey
Dash ginger bitters
Splash Prosecco
Sugar Rim, Honeycomb for garnish, (optional)
Directions
- Shake the tequila, juices, honey, and bitters in a shaker WITHOUT ice. The purpose of this is to mix in the honey. Let it sit for a minute and then shake again.
- Next, add ice and shake until cold, then pour straight up in a coupe-style glass. Add a splash of Prosecco to lighten it up and serve! Garnish the glass with a sugar rim and the cocktail with a small cube of honeycomb (both are optional).
