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Bee's Knees

Prohibition's gin cure-all.

Glassware
Coupe
Method
shake
Difficulty
easy

Ingredients

  • spirit

    Juniper-forward gin with citrus and herbal botanicals.

  • fruit

    Always fresh-squeezed. Tart and aromatic — bottled juice does not compare.

  • syrup

    Honey thinned with warm water (typically 3:1) so it mixes properly.

Method

  1. Combine gin, lemon, honey syrup in shaker with ice.

  2. Shake hard 12 seconds.

  3. Double-strain into a coupe.

  4. Express lemon peel.

Garnish

  • Lemon Peel

About this drink

Gin, lemon, honey. A way to mask bad bathtub gin — turns out to be a perfect drink.

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