Be My Clementine Recipe
VODKA + CLEMENTINE + ORANGE LIQUOR + CITRUS + HOT HONEY
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Garnish & Hot Honey Syrup Prep
Method
Garnish & Hot Honey Syrup Prep
- 1
Make hot honey syrup
Combine 1 tablespoon hot honey with 1 tablespoon hot water in a small cup and stir until smooth and pourable. Taste and adjust: if too spicy or sweet, stir in up to 1/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice to balance. Set aside to cool slightly.
- 2
Optional rim
If you want a rim, rub the outer edge of a chilled coupe or rocks glass with a cut clementine wheel, then dip the rim lightly into coarse or chili salt.
Cocktail
- 3
Juice clementine
Roll 1–2 clementines firmly on the counter to loosen juices and cut in half. Juice until you have 1 ounce fresh clementine juice (about 1 medium clementine). Strain through a fine mesh if pulp-free juice is desired.
- 4
Combine ingredients
In a cocktail shaker, add 2 oz vodka, 1 oz fresh clementine juice, 0.5 oz orange liqueur, 0.25 oz fresh lemon juice, 0.5 oz hot honey syrup, 2 dashes bitters and (if desired) 0.25 oz simple syrup for extra sweetness. Add a cup of ice.
- 5
Shake
Shake vigorously for 12–18 seconds until the shaker is well chilled and slightly frosted on the outside (this aerates the citrus and integrates the hot honey).
- 6
Strain & Serve
Double-strain the cocktail into the prepared chilled coupe or rocks glass (use a fine mesh strainer to catch any pulp and ice shards).
- 7
- 8
Final notes
Taste and adjust: if the drink is too spicy or sweet, a quick squeeze of lemon or a splash more vodka can rebalance. Serve immediately.
