Small-batch Hot Honey Bourbon launched at local distillery

Detroit City Distillery is releasing a limited-edition spirit with sweet and hot flavor.

The Eastern Market distillery on Friday will launch its Hot Honey Bourbon, crafted with Bees in the D honey, a local spot that places hives across the state and on rooftops, turning them into pollinator sanctuaries.

Online sales of the small batch Hot Honey Bourbon begin at 8 a.m. Once ordered, customers can pick up the bourbon starting at 4 p.m. on Friday at the Detroit City Distillery Tasting Room in Eastern Market.Sales of Bees in the D Hot Honey will also be available online at 8 a.m., with pickup at the distillery.

Bottles of Hot Honey Bourbon are $60.

The distillery describes the bourbon as starting out “smooth with honey and bourbon sweetness,” and finishing with “a satisfying kick of heat,”