Bee’s Knees cocktail recipe
Gin cocktail, shaken and served up (no ice, chilled glass). An IBA official cocktail (New Era Drinks).
Ingredients
- 1¾ oz (52.5 ml) Dry Gin
- 2 tsp Honey Syrup
- ¾ oz (22.5 ml) Fresh Lemon Juice
- ¾ oz (22.5 ml) Fresh Orange Juice
Method
- Stir the honey syrup into the lemon and orange juice until dissolved.
- Add the gin and ice, shake, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Glass: Cocktail glass · Garnish: Lemon or orange zest (optional).
Strength, calories and size
Estimates for one serving: a moderate drink for a cocktail. They depend on your brands, how you measure, and how long you shake or stir. How we work this out.
About the Bee’s Knees
A bees knees is a Prohibition era cocktail made with gin, fresh lemon juice, and honey. It is served shaken and chilled, often with a lemon twist.
From Wikipedia, "Bee's knees", licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Source: IBA official recipe for the Bee’s Knees. Instructions on this page are written in our own words. Amounts are the IBA's, shown in ounces at 30 ml per ounce.
Recipes: IBA Official Cocktails, rewritten in our own words. Strength and calories are estimates (how we work them out). Drink responsibly.