Welcome to Episode 73 of Thirsty Thursday Cocktails with Rebecca on Your Bourbon Journey! We are kicking off the summer season with a whiskey sour!
If you usually avoid honey-flavored whiskey because it’s overly sweet or syrupy, this recipe is for you. Tonight, we are making The Beekeeper’s Sour—a sophisticated, bourbon-forward whiskey sour variant that completely rethinks the honey-whiskey category. By pulling back on the sugar, adjusting the fresh lemon juice, and building a unique split-bitter backbone, we let the 92-proof Kentucky straight bourbon truly shine.
We’re also diving into advanced cocktail textures using gum syrup for a silky mouthfeel and Fee Foam for that perfect, frothy sour head without using egg whites. Plus, you’ll learn how a complex blend of Cardamom bitters and classic Angostura bitters grounds the wildflower honey notes for a crisp, balanced, and refreshing patio sipper.
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📋 The Beekeeper’s Sour Recipe
- 2 oz Green River Honey Bourbon
- 0.50 oz Fresh Lemon Juice (Adjust up to 0.75 oz if your lemons are less tart!)
- 0.25 oz Gum Syrup
- 3 dashes Fee Foam (or egg white)
- 2 dashes Fee Brothers Cardamom Bitters
- 1 dash Angostura Bitters Original
- Garnish: Dehydrated lemon wheel
🍸 Step-by-Step Instructions
- Combine the Green River Honey Bourbon, fresh lemon juice, gum syrup, Fee Foam, and both styles of bitters into a cocktail shaker.
- Add ice to the shaker and shake vigorously for 10–12 seconds to achieve perfect chill, heavy aeration, and dilution.
- Strain into a chilled coupe glass. (Tip: Use a double-strainer if you didn’t pre-strain your fresh lemon juice!)
- Garnish with a dehydrated lemon wheel placed flat on top of the beautiful foam layer. Cheers!
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NOTE: The spirit featured in this recipe was provided to us as a media sample by the producer for review purposes. We were not compensated for this video, and our opinions remain entirely our own. All other items in this video were purchased by us.
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