Honey Simple Syrup for Cocktails, Tea and Lemonade
By Ray Crosby
Honey simple syrup blends smoothly into iced tea, lemonade, coffee, cocktails, and alcohol-free drinks. This concentrated 2:1 recipe uses Georgia Wildflower Honey for rounded floral flavor and takes only a few minutes to make.
Makes: About 1 cup
Ratio: 2 parts honey to 1 part water
Cook time: About 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup Weeks Honey Farm Georgia Wildflower Honey
- 1/3 cup hot water
How to Make Honey Simple Syrup
- Combine. Add the honey and hot water to a small saucepan.
- Warm gently. Heat over medium-low, stirring until the honey dissolves completely and the mixture is uniform. Bring it just to a gentle simmer; do not boil aggressively.
- Cool. Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the syrup cool to room temperature.
- Bottle and refrigerate. Pour into a clean airtight jar or bottle, label with the date, and refrigerate.
How to Use Honey Syrup
- Stir into iced tea, lemonade, cold brew, or sparkling water.
- Use in cocktails and alcohol-free mixed drinks when plain honey would be difficult to dissolve.
- Start with 1/2 ounce per drink, taste, and adjust.
- Brush lightly onto warm cake layers for added moisture and floral sweetness.
Flavor Variations
Add rosemary, citrus peel, peppercorns, vanilla bean, or another aromatic while the syrup warms. Remove from the heat, steep to taste, then strain before bottling. Keep infused syrups refrigerated.
Storage
Store honey simple syrup in a clean airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 weeks. Discard it sooner if you notice mold, fermentation, cloudiness, off odors, or unexpected bubbling. Do not store diluted honey syrup at room temperature.
Why Wildflower Honey Works
Georgia Wildflower Honey has balanced floral notes that work across tea, citrus drinks, coffee, cocktails, and baking without locking the syrup into one flavor profile.
Raw honey should not be given to infants under one year of age.
