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BEE'S KNEES COCKTAIL RECIPE | ALLRECIPES



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The original purpose of honey in this simple Prohibition Era cocktail was to mask the smell of the bathtub gin. Now you can enjoy it without having to hide a thing.

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Total Time 5 minutes

Prep Time 5 minutes

Yield 1 cocktail

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 fluid ounces gin
½ fluid ounce lemon juice
¾ fluid ounce honey syrup
1 cup ice cubes

Steps:

  • Combine gin, lemon juice, and honey syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add ice, cover and shake until chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 213.4 calories, CarbohydrateContent 18.5 g, FiberContent 0.1 g, ProteinContent 0.1 g, SodiumContent 2.1 mg, SugarContent 17.5 g

BEE'S KNEES COCKTAIL RECIPE



Bee's Knees Cocktail Recipe image

The combination of honey and lemon suggests flu relief but don't wait for an ailment before trying this soothing concoction. The beneficial addition of a splash of orange juice to a Bee's Knees (classically it's just gin, lemon and honey) comes from David Embury's 1948 book The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks where he says, "The addition of a small amount of orange juice makes for an interesting variation".

Total Time 04 minutes0S

Prep Time 04 minutes0S

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 4

60 ml Gin
22.5 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
15 ml Honey syrup (3 honey to 1 water)
10 ml Orange juice (freshly squeezed)

Steps:

  • SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass
  • Alternatively, if making with raw honey (rather than syrup), STIR 4 spoons honey with 22
  • 5ml (¾oz) lemon juice and 10ml (?oz) orange juice in base of shaker until honey is dissolved
  • Add 60ml (2oz gin), SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass

Nutrition Facts : Calories 172

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