Honeybee Delight

Mar 7

I love to entertain. Either in my home or someone else’s, I love creating a vibe or scene with music and cocktails, oh and food. LOL

Recently, I co-hosted a dear friend’s housewarming party. We had it midafternoon, so we decided on heavy hors d’oeuvers and a signature cocktail, which I was responsible for. I chickened out at the 11th hour and suggested we might want to get something non alcoholic just in case. To which my co-host responded “you do know our Line Sisters, right?!?!” Ha!

We divvied up the food. That was easy. But I was struggling with what bourbon cocktail to make that would be yummy; yet hold up if it wasn’t consumed immediately. My first thought was to make a batch of Brown Derbys, but the thought of juicing all those grapefruits seemed a bit much . And you know, having a busy toddler and work. Nope that wasn’t going to work. I considered making a ginger bourbon cocktail that I make at home; however, I usually make that in small batches for 2 not 15! Plus, I didn’t want to fool with ginger simple syrup, and I use Kombucha, so large batches would lose the fizz. I wanted to enjoy the party, not stand over a finicky cocktail. I wanted something I could fix and forget, unless I was replenishing the pitcher.

So I started riffing on the color theme which incorporated her street name and I arrived at -

I struck the right balance between sweet and tart with a combination of lemon juice and pineapple juice. I made 4 gallons and used a bottle and a half of @Bulleit Bourbon. As I type that last part, that sounds like a lot of bourbon, but it really wasn’t. See, I DO know my Line Sisters! ;-) Bulleit held up well and didn’t overpower the drink. It added a nice dimensionality to the drink that gave it a bit of a punch without knocking you off your feet. Non bourbon drinkers raved about it. And everyone praised my mixology skills. I got skills ya’ll!