Bee’s Knees
Prohibition-era cover-up for bad gin. Excellent with good gin.
Ingredients
Method
Loosen the honey with a little warm water first, then shake and double strain.
- Glass
- Coupe
- Ice
- None in the glass — served up, chilled
- Garnish
- Lemon twist
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Takes
- About 3 minutes
- Strength
- Medium
- Style
- Sour
- Tastes
- citrus-forward and sweetened
Where it comes from
Prohibition. Honey and lemon were there to cover the taste of badly made gin, and the name was period slang for something excellent.
About this recipe
Charlie Tyler — Editor, Drinki
Specs cross-checked against standard published recipes and IBA measures.
Specs last checked .