I love whiskey. I didn’t like it the first time I tried it. Or the second. In fact, for years I thought I hated it. Then a magical trip to Ireland changed my mind and now I love it. And although there are much worse hardships with being pregnant, I have missed pouring a little whiskey over some ice and enjoying it with a nice long chat with a friend. As I’ve been thinking about pleasurable drinks I can still enjoy during pregnancy, I’ve realized there’s NOTHING that can actually replace it or quite emulate whiskey.

But I can approximate the general experience of drinking a whiskey. I want something deeply brown sugary tasting with a little vanilla and other kinds of uncertain complexity to it. So here is a syrup made with molasses and honey, vanilla and spices. You pour a little over ice and top with just a bit of seltzer. It’s strongly flavored and complex, for sipping, not gulping. See the full post with all recipe links here.

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A rich, molasses and honey syrup infused with vanilla, ginger and spices for serving with seltzer and ice as a whiskey replacement.

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Course Drink

Servings 16 drinks

Ingredients

  

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• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 5 cloves
• 1 inch ginger cut into medallions
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
• 2 liters seltzer
• lime cut into wedges (optional)

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