Bee's Knees Cocktail Recipe
A Prohibition-era gin sour that substitutes honey for sugar, creating a richer, floral sweetness to balance the tart lemon and botanical gin. The name is 1920s slang for something excellent.
Make This
- Base
- Gin
- Glass
- Coupe or cocktail glass
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Time
- 5 minutes
- Strength
- Medium
- Flavor
- Citrusy
Ingredients
- 2 oz Gin
- 0.75 oz Lemon Juice
- 0.5 oz Honey Syrup
Instructions
- Add the gin, lemon juice, and honey syrup to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- Shake vigorously until well-chilled, about 15-30 seconds.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass or coupe.
- Garnish with a lemon twist.