If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. As the weather warms up, so does our bar. Lighter, sweeter spirits and mixers make their way to the front, while dark liquor goes into hibernation until fall.
However, each spring we typically look for something new to work into our warm-weather cocktails — a fresh ingredient to make things more interesting. This year, that new addition is Tullamore D.E.
W. Honey . We almost always turn our noses up at flavored spirits, but Tully Honey’s potential as a cocktail ingredient — and its simple, natural flavoring — won us over.
If you’re looking to freshen up your cocktail arsenal this summer, pick up a bottle of Tully Honey for around $20-$30 (available on Total Wine here for $19.99. Tullamore D.
E.W. Honey first launched in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, and Bulgaria in 2021, but this year it finally landed in the U.
S. Bottled at 35%, it’s technically a liqueur that starts as Tully’s original blend of pot still, malt, and grain whiskey, which is then infused with Bohemian honey. Tullamore D.
E.W. says the difference between its honey product and other similar releases is in honey sourcing.
“We combine our whiskey with natural honey sourced from Bohemian hives in the Czech Republic, which is known for having the world’s finest honey,” says US Ambassador Clodagh Mai O’Callaghan. “They tell us they’re the world�.
