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Recipe by: Tori Avey
Fig and Honey Cocktail
March 24, 2021
Ingredients
For the Fig Puree
- 2cups fresh figs, rinsed and halved
- 1tbsp sugar
- 2tsp filtered water
- 1tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
For the cocktail
- 1 ½Tbsp fig puree
- ½tsp honey (or more to taste)
- 2oz ginger ale
- 1 ½oz vodka
- 2tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ice
Yield: about 1 cup (8 oz.) puree, which will make about 10 cocktails
Time: 20 Minutes
Preparation
To make the fig puree
- Step 1
Combine ingredients in a blender and pulse until smooth.
- Step 2
Transfer to a container and refrigerate for 2-3 days, or use immediately to make cocktails.
To make the cocktail
- Step 1
In a cocktail shaker, combine fig puree and honey.
- Step 2
Mix with a spoon until homogenous.
- Step 3
Add ginger ale, vodka, lemon juice, and ice and shake well.
- Step 4
Start with 1/2 tsp honey to enhance the natural sweetness, and add more to taste if you need it.
- Step 5
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Step 6
Garnish with two fresh fig quarters on a skewer.
Reprinted with permission from Tori Avey, the award-winning food writer, recipe developer, and the creator of two cooking websites: The Shiksa in the Kitchen and The History Kitchen. Tori is a regular contributor to PBS Food and Parade.com, and her food writing and photography have appeared on Bon Appetit, Zabar’s, Williams-Sonoma, and The Huffington Post.
