Bee's Knees Recipe
Gin, lemon and honey — a sour where the sugar is replaced entirely by honey, which changes everything.
- Category: New Era Drinks
- Glass: Coupe glass
- ABV: 22%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Gin60 ml
- Fresh lemon juice20 ml
- Honey syrup20 ml
How to Make It
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
- Express a lemon twist over the drink.
Garnish
Lemon twist
The Story
A Prohibition drink whose honey was said to cover the smell of bathtub gin; the name was 1920s slang for the very best.
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