Bee’s Knees Cocktail Recipe

Name: Bee's Knees Cocktail Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1/4 cup water; 1/4 cup honey; 2 ounces gin; 3/4 ounce lemon juice; 1 lemon peel strip

Total Time Prep: 5 min. Cook: 15 min. + cooling

Yield 1 serving

Test Kitchen Approved

A blend of just a few simple and sweet ingredients, the bee's knees is an elegant summer evening cocktail.

Ingredients

1/4 cup water
1/4 cup honey
2 ounces gin
3/4 ounce lemon juice
1 lemon peel strip

Directions

In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, bring water and honey to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until reduced to 1/4 cup. Transfer honey syrup to a resealable container. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
Fill a shaker half full with ice. Add gin, lemon juice and 1/2 ounce honey syrup. Cover and shake until frost forms on the outside of the shaker, 15-20 seconds. Strain into coupe glass. Garnish with lemon peel. Cover and refrigerate remaining syrup for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 253 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate (30g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

Bees Knees is a classic Prohibition-era cocktail, originally concocted to mask the harshness of bathtub gin. Today it's a beloved cocktail in its own right, fully living up to its delightful name. Creating a syrup with honey and water allows sticky-sweet honey to dissolve into the gin and lemon juice. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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