Warm Fire Cider and Honey Sipper

White cup of a warm amber drink on a saucer with a spoon, beside a glass jar of honey, fresh ginger root and a halved lemon.

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Fire cider used: Heat & Honey | Honey used: Heart of Piedmont Honey

This is the simplest way we know to enjoy fire cider: a spoonful in a mug of hot water with honey and lemon. Heat & Honey brings ginger, horseradish and a slow cayenne heat, and our Heart of Piedmont Honey adds butter caramel and fig notes. Make it part of a slow morning or a quiet evening.

Serves 1 | Prep 5 min

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (8 ounces) hot water, just off the boil and rested 3 to 5 minutes
  • 2 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon Fire Cider: Heat & Honey, shaken well
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons Heart of Piedmont Honey
  • 1 thin lemon slice
  • 1 cinnamon stick (optional)

Steps

  1. Heat the water, then let it rest a few minutes so it's hot but not boiling. Very hot water flattens the honey's flavor and makes the fire cider taste harsh.
  2. Stir the honey into the water until it dissolves.
  3. Stir in the fire cider. Start with 2 teaspoons, taste, and add more if you like more heat.
  4. Add the lemon slice and cinnamon stick and sip.

Tips and storage

  • The cayenne heat builds as you sip, so go easy the first time.
  • For a milder mug, use Fire Cider: Berries, Florals & Honey instead.
  • Refrigerate fire cider after opening, and shake it every time you pour.

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