Soft, elegant, Mediterranean. Honey and fig are a natural pairing — both ancient, both Greek.
Ingredients
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— 2 oz vodka
— 1 oz fig syrup
— 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
— 1/2 oz honey syrup
— Fresh fig slice or fig wheel
Prep
— Make honey syrup: equal parts honey and warm water, stirred until dissolved.
— Chill a martini glass.
— Slice a fresh fig if garnishing.
Method
— Combine vodka, fig syrup, lemon, and honey syrup in a shaker with ice.
— Shake for 12 seconds.
— Double strain into the chilled martini glass.
— Garnish with a fresh fig slice on the rim.
Chef's Note: Thyme honey elevates this considerably. If you can find Greek thyme honey, use it here.