Post #74382 by OceaOtica on Tue, Feb 3, 2004 6:38 PM

Klas,
the problem with adding straight honey is that is does not disperse well in a cold drink. stirred, 3/4 of the honey sticks to the stirer, shaken some of it stays and is either strained out or sinks to the bottom of the drink. therefore, you are not actually getting the full flavor of the amount of honey you add.
a happy medium is the honey syrup; which i believe swanky told me is an old Trader Vic's technique. you can also add straight honey by heating it up first, therefore allowing it to disperse correctly.
truthfully, i bet if the three techniques were employed and put out as a blind taste test, little difference could be detectable.
in the end, what you like and how you like to prepare it is what is important.
glad to see this thread up with folks talking drinks, a topic i generally bore non cocktail people to death with.
p.s. kon hemsby, i will update this post with my recipe for spicy ginger syrup when i get a chance

Aloha kaua

[ Edited by: tikitanked on 2004-02-03 18:40 ]