Post #482757 by Chip and Andy on Fri, Sep 11, 2009 6:45 AM

On 2009-09-10 17:21, toofastjim wrote:
what's the best way to make Honey Mix: heat the honey and then mix with water; or heat the honey and the water together? Grog Log (Don's Own Planter's) says the former; Sippin' Safari (page 25) says the latter. Navy Grog recipe (from Grog Log) just says heat honey until liquid - no reference to the "honey mix"

Do you want to make enough for some cocktails? Or a larger batch to bottle?

If your just making enough for one evenings worth of cocktails, add honey and water and microwave for however long it takes your microwave to get them hot enough to stir together. My microwave can do two ounces each of water and honey in 30 seconds. Hot enough to mix well, but not so hot it prematurely melts the ice in the shaker.

If you are batching a bottles worth (more than 12 ounces total) it is easier to add hot water slowly to the honey. Put the kettle on and get your water near boiling. Pour your honey into your container, pour the not-quite boiling water in, cap tightly and shake like hell until it is mixed well. Let cool a bit and your good to go.