LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2025

HONEY BUNCH

MULLED BUCKWHEAT HONEY TODDY P. 119

Dark and Delicious

Check out honey’s dark side with some Ontario-­ made buckwheat honey, a robust sweetener that could pass for molasses. Some expressions have slightly bitter notes and rich sweet flavours, making it ideal for complex mulled cocktails and mixing with aged spirits, as in this Buckwheat Honey Toddy.

DID YOU KNOW? Because it’s high in acidity and has natural antibacterial qualities, honey has a long shelf life. Raw honey will eventually crystalize, but that doesn’t mean it has gone bad. Simply immerse the tightly closed jar in a warm water bath until the crystals melt.

Queen Bee Honeys Local Ontario honey to try this season.

The Bee Works is a Port Hope farm that offers everything from education to beeswax and several different types of honey, including a delicious Blueberry Blossom honey that works nicely in tall, fizzy gin drinks. Watch for their Honey Harvest Festival every September! beeworks.com

Based in the Ottawa Valley, Gees Bees Honey Company offers an all natural wildflower honey, as well as field trips for students and beekeeping classes for anyone looking to take on a new hobby. geesbees.ca

Will Roman, a third-generation beekeeper, is especially proud of Rosewood Wines’ Hot Honey from Niagara, since it has become a sensation at many of Toronto’s gourmet stores and restaurants, and can be used instead of agave to spice up a Margarita or Whisky Toddy. rosewoodwine.com

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