Gin · Coupe
Bee's Knees
Gin, lemon and honey from the Prohibition era
Strength
Medium
Difficulty
Easy
Method
Shaken
A Bee's Knees is made with 50 ml gin, 20 ml lemon juice and 20 ml honey syrup. Shaken and served in a coupe.
Honey softens the gin and rounds out the lemon — a trick from the days when bathtub gin needed all the help it could get. With good gin, it's simply bright and golden.
Ingredients
1 glass
- Gin50 ml
- Lemon juice20 ml
- Honey syrup20 ml
Garnish Lemon zest
Preparation
- Shake with ice.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.