This post is sponsored by Hot Poppy, a Nashville local goods shop that delivers to your doorstep.
I love a kombucha cocktail more than most things. Kombucha a perfect addition to this Tequila Honey Bee. It adds a nice tartness, plus adding it instead of soda water to a cocktail is a great way to up the flavor. My favorite kombucha flavors always lean toward ginger, so I was excited to partner with my friends at Hot Poppy to create a kombucha cocktail from Walker Brothers Kombucha. They have all kinds of amazing flavors like cucumber melon and blueberry jasmine you can buy from Hot Poppy, and if you live in Nashville they’ll deliver it to your door. Lately, doorstep delivery has been a lifesaver, so I’m happy that Hot Poppy is selling all local products. Ordering from them allows me to help Nashville businesses thrive, rather than giving all my money to Amazon.
My friend Storm at Hot Poppy helped me to craft this cocktail! We used 2 oz tequila, 3/4 oz of lemon juice, and 3/4 oz honey syrup. Honey tends to congeal when you add it to cold liquid, so to make honey syrup we combined 1/4 cup honey and 1/4 cup boiling water in a cup and whisked until smooth. Just let it cool and then use it in the cocktail. Top it off with ginger kombucha, or maybe try other flavors. Then add a rosemary sprig. The great thing about kombucha in cocktails is the funky flavor it adds, much like a shrub. See the full recipe below, and buy your Kombucha from Hot Poppy!
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup boiling water
- 2 oz tequila
- ¾ oz honey syrup
- ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
- ginger kombucha for topping
- rosemary sprig for topping
- Add honey to a small bowl. Whisk in the boiling water until the honey is dissolved. Let it cool.
- Add tequila, ¾ oz honey syrup, and lemon juice to a shaker with ice. Shake then pour into a rocks filled glass. Top off the glass with ginger kombucha and garnish with a sprig of rosemary.
