Il Postino

Ingredients

• 3 ounces mild-flavored honey
• such as clover or wildflower honey
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 ounce light rum
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon honey syrup
• 3 ounces Prosecco
• plus more as needed
• Lime twist
• for garnish

Instructions

1. To make the honey syrup, combine the honey and water in a small saucepan and bring the mixture to a boil over high heat.
2. Reduce the heat and simmer until the honey is the consistency of thin syrup.
3. Turn off the heat and set aside to cool the syrup to room temperature before using.
4. Store refrigerated in an airtight container for up to a week.
5. To make each cocktail, combine the rum, lime juice, and honey syrup in a shaker with ice and shake well.
6. Add the Prosecco and shake again.
7. Strain the cocktail into a champagne flute, adding more Prosecco, if necessary, to fill the glass.
8. Garnish with a lime twist and serve.