While Mississippi may be cursed with the possibility for year round heat, we are also blessed with the opportunity to mix refreshing cocktails year round. With spring closing in we selected a few cocktails thought up throughout the Southeast who have made some refreshing and sweet cocktails from Cathead’s honey infused vodka, made in downtown Jackson.
The Honey Bubble is a sweet twist on the French 75, a drink known for its potency and a favorite of Writer Earnest Hemingway. The Earl Grey Gardens was invented by Kimberly Patton-Bragg, of the now shuttered New Orlean’s restaurant Tivoli and Lee, but the cocktail remains at the top of Cathead’s drink recommendations for a reason. Where the Crosswalk Ends is a nor frills take on the popular Moscow Mule and was concocted by James B. Groetzinger of Charleston’s the Warehouse. Finally, One of the more exotic selections on this list, the Bee Sting uses the sweet of the honeysuckle vodka to take some of the edge off the heat of sliced jalepenos.
The Honey Bubble
1 oz CATHEAD HONEYSUCKLE VODKA
4 oz brut champagne
2 fresh raspberries to garnish
Serve during good times in a champagne flute
Earl Grey Gardens
2 oz. Cathead Honeysuckle vodka
.75 oz Earl Grey syrup
.25 oz. lemon juice
2 lemon wedges
Soda
Thyme
Earl Grey Syrup can easily be made by dissolving a 2:1 ratio of sugar in Earl Grey Tea, loose leaves/tea bag included, in a sauce pan then double strain the concoction into a sterile container.
Muddle lemons in syrup and juice. Add Cathead Honeysuckle Vodka.
Shake and pour into collins glass. Top with soda and garnish with thyme.
Where The Crosswalk Ends
2 0z. Cathead Honeysuckle Vodka,
.75 oz. Lemongrass Syrup
A selection of sliced citrus fruits
Spiced Ginger Ale
Combine the syrup and vodka in a shaker. Shake well and strain into a rocks glass over ice. Garnish with sliced fruit and top of with spiced ginger ale.
The Bee Sting
2 oz Cathead Honeysuckle
1 oz local clover honey
1 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
1-2 jalapeño wheels (muddled)
Shake all ingredients together and then strain into glass Garnish: jalapeño wheel
