Cocktail recipe
Bee’s Knees
A shaken cocktail featuring Gin, Honey Syrup, Lemon juice.
Ingredients
- 60 ml Gin
- 15 ml Honey Syrup
- 22.5 ml Lemon Juice
- 22.5 ml Orange Juice
Method
- Stir the honey syrup into the lemon juice and optional orange juice in a shaker.
- Add the gin and ice, then shake until cold.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.
- Optional garnish: lemon or orange peel.
Story
A Prohibition drink: honey and lemon were there to cover the taste of bathtub gin. 'The bee's knees' was 1920s slang for the best.