Bee’s knees cocktail

Name: Bee’s knees cocktail
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 tsp clear honey; 50 ml London dry gin; 20 ml lemon juice; 10 ml orange juice; Ice, for chilling; Strip of lemon zest, to serve; Honeycomb (we used Rowse Cut Comb in Acacia Honey), to serve (optional)

Legend has it that this fresh, slightly sweet drink was born in Prohibition-era America, with the honey and lemon employed to disguise the taste of poor-quality ‘bathtub gin’.

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Serves1
CourseDrink
Prepare5 mins
Cook-
Total time5 mins
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Ingredients

2 tsp clear honey
50ml London dry gin
20ml lemon juice
10ml orange juice
Ice, for chilling
Strip of lemon zest, to serve
Honeycomb (we used Rowse Cut Comb in Acacia Honey), to serve (optional)

Method

Shortly before you want to make the cocktail, mix the honey in a small bowl with 1 tbsp boiling water. Once it’s cooled a little, put in a cocktail shaker with the gin, citrus juices and plenty of ice. Shake well, then strain into a coupe or martini glass. Garnish with the lemon zest and a chunk of honeycomb on a cocktail stick, if liked.

And to drink...

Divide the mixture between two flutes and top with fizz for a ‘Buzzing bee’s knees’.

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