Smoke & Honey
Bourbon, honey syrup, and lemon served under a cloche of applewood smoke — the table-side smoke reveal was the defining dramatic moment of the 2021–2023 cocktail era.
Served in a Rocks glass · Garnish: Smoked rosemary sprig · Difficulty: medium
Ingredients
- 2 oz Bourbon
- 0.75 oz Honey Syrup
- 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Instructions
- Shake bourbon, honey syrup, and lemon juice with ice.
- Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.
- Use a smoking gun with applewood chips to fill a cloche with smoke.
- Trap smoke over the glass for 30 seconds, then lift dramatically at the table.
- Garnish with a rosemary sprig torched briefly at the table.