Bee’s Knees
A Prohibition-era gin sour softened with honey and brightened with orange juice.
- Method
- Shaken
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Straight up, no ice
- Strength
- 13.4% ABV about 1.2 standard drinks
Ingredients
108 ml before ice, about 160 ml in the glass
- 52.5 ml Gin
- 2 tsp Honey syrup
- 22.5 ml Lemon juice
- 22.5 ml Orange juice
Method
- Stir honey with lemon and orange juices until it dissolves, add gin and shake with ice.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish
Optionally garnish with a lemon or orange zest.
Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association. Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice.
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