Hot honey has made its way from the pizza crust to the whiskey glass. Bulleit Frontier Whiskey and Mike’s Hot Honey have teamed up on a pairing that puts a drizzle of the spicy honey right on the rim of your drink.
And because apparently the drink needed a lunch date, there’s a whiskey BBQ chicken sandwich involved, too.
What is the Bulleit and Mike’s Hot Honey collaboration?
The main pairing uses Bulleit ’87, the brand’s bourbon-and-rye blend, served neat or over ice with Mike’s Hot Honey around the rim. You’re combining the two products in the glass; the announcement is about the pairing, cocktails and food collaborations.
The brands are also taking it on the road in the Bulleit Rider, an orange mobile bar. The announced roadshow spans 22 events in 15 cities and continues into 2027, with local food collaborations along the way.
About that whiskey BBQ sandwich
Los Angeles deli Ggiata is part of the collaboration with The Kentucky Hotshot. The limited-run sandwich features chicken marinated in Bulleit ’87 BBQ sauce and a finish of Mike’s Hot Honey.
That is a much more involved lunch plan than remembering to bring a sandwich from home. Check Ggiata’s current menu before making a trip for the special.
The partners have also announced food collaborations with Briscuits in Austin and Café du Monde in New Orleans. Those are separate local stops, so this isn’t a sandwich you can assume is available everywhere.
Two cocktail ideas from the brands
If the drink is what caught your attention, the official announcement includes these ingredient combinations:
- Hot Honey Old Fashioned: 1.5 ounces Bulleit Bourbon, two bar spoons of Mike’s Hot Honey (listed as approximately 1/8 ounce), two dashes of bitters and an expressed orange-peel garnish.
- Swicy Gold Rush: 1.5 ounces Bulleit Rye, 0.75 ounce lemon juice and 0.5 ounce Mike’s Hot Honey, with lemon peel or dehydrated lemon as the garnish.
These are the brands’ recipes, not drinks we’ve taste-tested. The ’87 version is the simpler option: whiskey neat or on the rocks, plus the honey-rim finish.
Where the roadshow is heading next
The announced New York stop is October 17, 2026, at Stone Street Oktoberfest, with complimentary cocktails, ’87 pours and giveaways. Other announced stops include Detroit, Dallas and New York events later in the season; check the brand’s collaboration page for updates before planning around a stop.
For adults 21 and older. Please drink responsibly.
