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A coupe glass filled with a Bee’s Knees cocktail sits on a gold bar cart, surrounded by fresh flowers. A bottle of gin can be seen in the background.

Bee’s Knees Cocktail

Style and Grace
Sarah Gallienne
A Bee’s Knees is a bright, old-fashioned cocktail made with gin, fresh lemons juice and honey syrup for a perfectly balanced mix of citrus and sweet.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine European
Servings 1

Ingredients
  

  • 2 oz gin
  • 1 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 3/4 oz honey syrup
  • Lemon twist or dried lemon slice for garnish (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Add the gin, lemon juice and honey syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously for about 10-15 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon twist or dried lemon wheel, if desired.

Notes

  • Avoid bottled lemon juice in this recipe.  This 3-ingredient cocktail really benefits from the bright flavour of freshly squeezed lemon juice.  
  • This recipe is for one cocktail, but you can easily double it up and make two in a standard size cocktail shaker.