Honey-flavored whiskeys are broadly obtainable, however honey and Cognac? That’s a brand new class altogether.
Honey & Co., aka “Mas Miel,” which implies “extra honey” in Spanish, is a partnership between Puerto Rican singer Rauw Alejandro and La Société des Vins et Eaux de Vie, a customized Cognac producer.
Impressed by Alejandro’s customized pre-show concoction of honey, tea, and ginger, the product was a response to Alejandro’s dissatisfaction with honey+whiskey liqueurs, which he discovered missing on complexity.
Honey & Co. combines the depth of pure honey and freshness of a ginger distillate, blended with Very Particular cognac (VS). Made with conventional strategies, Honey & Co. showcases the fragrant richness of the long-lasting French grape spirit, with an progressive strategy to liquor.
“I’ve been trying to find a liquor that may utterly fulfill my private style so when the chance to associate with a century-old French cognac firm got here up, I knew this was the prospect to create one thing particular,” says Rauw Alejandro. “Honey & Co. combines my love of honey with the legendary style and elegance of Cognac. I additionally added only a trace of ginger, to provide it a remaining kick. The result’s mind-blowing, there may be nothing prefer it beneath the solar.”
If you happen to’re conversant in Drambuie, JD’s Tennessee Honey, or any variety of different honey-whiskey combos, you could have a superb base for understanding what Honey & Co. is all about. That mentioned, this does spin itself in a barely completely different course.
That mentioned, the nostril is way more about honey than Cognac: Earthy, with a giant black tea character evident. Layers of florals evoke some fragrance, whereas a classically honeyed sweetness is current within the background. On the palate the sweetness of the honey comes extra into the foreground, although it by no means threatens to dominate. The floral parts — alongside that wealthy earthiness — are enhanced only a contact by the presence of younger Cognac, which provides a light-weight word of linen and lavender to the combination. I don’t actually catch any of the promised ginger character on this liqueur, which is a disgrace, as a result of it may apply it to the end, which hits the palate as only a contact soapy. That’s widespread with each honey liqueurs and younger Cognacs, nevertheless, which implies “Mas Miel” is definitely nothing if not genuine.
60 proof.
B+ / $35
Honey & Co. Mas Miel Liqueur
$35
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