Bee's Knees

Name: Bee's Knees
Prep time: 1 min
Total time: 1 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz Gin; ¾ oz fresh Lemon juice; ¾ oz Honey Syrup

classic citrus honey

CoupeShake

Built with: Gin · Lemon · Honey Syrup

Origin

Frank Meier · Hotel Ritz, Paris · 1929

Prohibition-era cocktail first credited in print to Frank Meier of the Ritz Paris in the 1929 Cocktails de Paris. A competing 1929 newspaper account credits American socialite Margaret 'Molly' Brown; both place the drink in Paris.

A Prohibition-era gin sour sweetened with honey — smooth and golden.

Ingredients

2 oz Gin
¾ oz fresh Lemon juice
¾ oz Honey Syrup

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
Shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds.
Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
Garnish with a lemon twist.

Tips

Make honey syrup by mixing equal parts honey and warm water.
The name is 1920s slang for "the best."

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