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Leading
venues across London, Glasgow and
Edinburgh create limited edition
Aberfeldy honey laced cocktails to raise
awareness of the importance of the honey
bee.
Aberfeldy, nicknamed ‘The Golden Dram’,
continues its commitment to
environmental sustainability with its
annual Barrels & Bees programme, which
unites local urban beekeepers and
apiaries with bartenders around the
world to raise awareness of the
importance of the honey bee through a
series of workshops, this year in
partnership with Bermondsey Street Bees.
The next Barrels & Bees masterclasses
will take place on the 25th August and
9th September and will culminate in a
series of honey laced cocktails from 80
bartenders across the country.
Aberfeldy is famed for its honeyed notes
which are conjured as the whisky is
distilled, and as a result, the Highland
dram pairs very well with honey in mixed
drinks. Working with honey supplied from
Bermondsey Street Bees, bartenders from
London, Edinburgh and Glasgow have been
tasked with combining the two golden
liquids of Aberfeldy 12 Year Old and
honey to create their ultimate Barrels &
Bees cocktail. As part of this year’s
initiative, female bartenders -
Aberfeldy ‘Queen Bees’ - will also go on
to judge a Barrels & Bees competition
alongside Aberfeldy’s UK Brand
Ambassador this summer. Each serve will
bring out the renowned honeyed notes of
Aberfeldy 12 Year Old.
BARRELS & BEES
The source of honey matters, and that's
why the Aberfeldy Barrels & Bees program
was born – a celebration of the
Aberfeldy’s signature honeyed character
which supports urban beekeepers by
promoting the use of responsibly farmed
local honey and also educates on
planting for honeybees and other
pollinators.
BEES & BOISDALE
Aberfeldy has partnered with Boisdale
Belgravia and Boisdale Canary Wharf to
create a Honey Highball terrace with a
specially curated menu of four
cocktails. From the Spiced Apple Mac – a
mix of Aberfeldy 12 Year Old, Calvados,
ginger wine, whisky barrel bitters – to
the Jazzy D – a fresh blend of Aberfeldy
12 Year Old, peach liqueur, water and a
peach garnish, both Boisdale Honey
Highball Terraces will be open until the
end of September.
SUMMER HONEY HIGHBALL COMPETITIONbr>
This summer sees the launch of the
inaugural Barrels & Bees competition,
where 80 leading bartenders from leading
bars including The Artesian Bar at The
Langham; The Sun Tavern; Coupette; Tiger
Lily; and Panda & Sons, will develop a
cocktail that perfectly balances and
captures the essence of Aberfeldy 12
Year Old and Bermondsey Street Bees
honey. The entries will then be judged
by the ‘Queen Bees’ of the bartending
scene, including Leza Ulijaszek of
Callooh Callay and Kaitlin Wilkes,
Assistant Manager of the Blue Bar at The
Savoy, alongside Aberfeldy UK Brand
Ambassador, Andrea Montague. The final
20 cocktails will be shared on
Instagram, where consumers will also be
invited to have their say in choosing
the final three who will win a visit to
the home of Aberfeldy in the heart of
Scotland.
HERBED HONEY SMASH
Aberfeldy, nicknamed ‘The Golden Dram’
after its water source – the Pitilie
Burn – also has notes of honey in every
drop. This comes from the longer
fermentation times, from the copper
contact during distillation, and the
casks used to mature the slumbering
whisky over many, many years. Aberfeldy
12 Year Old, with its notes of butter
toffee, spices and vanilla, is perfectly
paired with any of the floral, grassy,
fruity or woody notes of honey, which
are dependent on the hive’s location and
season.
Ingredients:
- 60ml ABERFELDY 12 Year Old
- 45ml lemon juice
- 30ml local honey syrup
(To make honey syrup, combine equal
parts local honey and hot water and
stir until honey dissolves)
- 4-6 leaves of soft herb (for
example basil or mint)
Method:
- Add all ingredients to a shaker
with ice
- Shake thoroughly and pour into a
small glass filled with ice
- Garnish with you fresh herb of
choice and enjoy!
You will find the current Aberfeldy
whisky range
available from specialist online
whisky retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange,
Amazon
and
Master of Malt
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