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Bee’s Knees Cocktail Recipe

  • Author: Shawn Williams
  • Prep Time: 5
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 1 1x
  • Category: Cocktail
  • Cuisine: American

Description

The bee’s knees cocktail is a classic Prohibition-Era cocktail made with gin, lemon juice, and honey syrup.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 ounces gin
  • 3/4 ounces fresh lemon juice
  • 3/4 ounces honey syrup

honey syrup (makes 1/2 cup)

  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions

  1. To make honey syrup, combine warm water and honey in a glass and stir until the honey is fully dissolved. I usually heat water in a glass measuring cup in the microwave for 20-30 seconds and stir in honey.
  2. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker or mixing glass with plenty of ice. Shake or stir vigorously for 20 seconds and strain into a chilled coupe glass.

Notes

Don’t like gin? This can also be made with vodka.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 219
  • Sugar: 17.9g
  • Sodium: 6mg
  • Fat: 0.2g
  • Saturated Fat: 0.2g
  • Carbohydrates: 18g
  • Fiber: 0.1g
  • Protein: 0.2g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg

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