Worker Bee honey spirits is a subtle distillate with a beautifully floral aroma of honey, fresh clover on a sunny day and white flowers carried on river of crisp and clean artisnal distillate.

Maybe the best way to enjoy Worker Bee is like a find brandy, eau de vie or Congac; savoring it straight up in a glass so you can swirl to release the bouquet. Serving it at room temp is fine, so is over ice. That said, it still makes a wonderful mixed drink. Even though Worker Bee is dry, not sweet on the palate, the apparent sweetness of the drink come through in the aroma and in the mouth. This provides an interesting component for drinks you might associate with a brandy. Below are a few cocktails suggestions. We're sure you will come up with your own.

Cocktail Drink Recipes

Worker Bee Martini
Pour 1/2 ounce Tuaca and 4 ounces of Dolmen ‘Worker Bee’ in a shaker with crushed ice. Shake. Pour into martini glasses and garnish with a slice of orange or twist of orange peel.

Cinnamon Bee
Warm 2 oz. of "Worker Bee" in a brandy snifter over a cup of very hot water, rolling the snifter over the cup until the liquid is warm. Then add a short stick of cinnamon.

Black Bee
Pour 1 ounce coffee and 1 ounce 'Worker Bee’ into with crushed ice shaker. Strain into a chilled wine glass.

Bee’s Knees
Crush ice. Pour 1 ounce 'Worker Bee’, 1 ounce lemon juice and 1 teaspoon honey into a shaker. Shake and mix well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist.

Honeymoon Cocktail
Combine 3/4 ounce ‘Worker Bee’; 3/4 ounce Benedictine; Juice of 1/2 a lemon; 3 dashes of Triple Sec. Shake with crushed ice. Stain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon.

Pomegranate Beesting
Combine 3 ounces ‘Worker Bee’ and anywhere from 1 to 3 ounces of high quality pomegranate juice such as the POM brand. Shake with crushed ice. Strain into a highball glass.

Worker Bee Martini Amour
Pour 4 ounces of ‘Worker Bee’ into a shaker filled with crushed ice. Shake and strain into martini glasses. Add a dash of Parfait Amour to each glass. Garnish with a sprig of lavender, orange slice or twist of orange. [if you've never tried Parfait Amour, seek it out]

Blushing Bee
Combine 1 1/2 ounces of ‘Worker Bee’ and 3 dashes or 1/2 teaspoon of Grenadine into a shaker of crushed ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

Bitter Bee
Wet the inside of a well chilled cocktail glass with a few dashes of orange bitters then toss out any spare bitters in the glass. You just want a coating. Add 2 ounces of chilled ‘Worker Bee’. Enjoy.

Bee Kiss
Over ice; add 3 parts ‘Worker Bee’ and one part heavy cream.


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