Honey vinegar

Vinaigre de miel

What it is

Vinegar only forms on something already alcoholic, so this one begins as mead: yeast first, acetobacter second, two fermentations where wine vinegar needs one. The detour costs it bite — most bottles sit near 5% acidity against a wine vinegar's 7.

In the kitchen

Deglaze a roast chicken pan with it and mount with cold butter — it needs no sugar added, where a wine vinegar would. One part vinegar to three of pan juices.

Goes with

Chicken Butter Shallot Honey Carrot Duck Mustard

Same species

Cider vinegar Malt vinegar Red wine vinegar Rice vinegar White wine vinegar

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