So last week we made some spiced rum. A good Captain Morgan’s replacement, it was pretty par for the course, and something that is universally acceptable. But in all honesty, whilst I pirate the bejeesus out of software, I’m not much of the sea going type, and my penchant for liquor tends to be for a more neutral spirit if a good quality tequila is not on hand.

Maybe it’s my European heritage, but I find I’m kind of a vodka man if I’m drinking something plain. But I also like to have things go a bit fru-fru from time to time…This week is a Honey & Cherry liqueur, using a vodka base.

Glass: Again, use whatever bottle you like. In my case, I’m using a 700ml Jack Daniels Single Barrel bottle. It comes with a cork still made out of cork! Whatever bottle you use, make sure it has a wide neck. If at all possible, ensure that you get cherries that are slimmer than the neck of the bottle (unlike me).

Ingredients:

• 700ml vodka
• 200 grams honeycomb
• 6 cherries

Method: Finely cut the honeycomb. You will need a very sharp knife for this because it crushes and gushes honey out rather easily. I recommend one of those knives they have on early morning TV that says it can cut through a shoe… Not because they’re quality or anything, but you might want to make some shoe flavoured liqueur later. Once cut into long strips, about 8-12cm long, slide them through the neck of the bottle. I used about 200g here, but you can use more or less as to your personal tastes.

Give the knife a good rinse. If the cherries are small enough to not have to be cut in half to go into the bottle, give them a small cut near the base and drop them through the neck. If they’re large, slice them in half. Remember that they are technically stone fruit. Unless that’s the knife that can’t cut through a shoe, and then a hammer as well, you’ll have trouble with the pits. Just slice around the diameter, and they should halve easily enough, and you can use the knife to pop the stone out of the other half. Now they go in through the neck.

Pour the vodka in using a pourer or funnel. If you just pour it in, you may actually

Garnish: Again, if this drink doesn’t look fancy enough for you with all the random crap in the bottle, your standards are way too high. But if you have to pour it into a glass, and then put something in it, I’d recommend some jasmine flowers floating on the top, or maybe some bees. Yeah, for real, bees. They’re full of protein.

N.B. Pictures coming soon.

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