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Gin · Shaken · No. 191

Bee's Knees

Gin, lemon, honey. Three ingredients, no room to hide. The drink Prohibition gave us when bathtub gin needed help.

Glass
Coupe
Method
Shaken
Time
2 min
Strength
Medium
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Bee's Knees cocktail in a coupe glassCoupe — 22% ABV

Ingredients

  • 2 ozLondon dry gin
  • ¾ ozLemon juice, fresh
  • ¾ ozHoney syrup, 3:1, 3 parts honey to 1 part hot water, dissolved
  • —Lemon peel, to garnish

Method

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

  2. Shake hard for 10 seconds.

  3. Double-strain into a chilled coupe.

  4. Express a lemon peel over the surface, then drop it in.

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