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Bee's Knees

Prohibition-era: honey and lemon covered the taste of bathtub gin. With good gin it is a gentler, rounder gin sour — honey adds body that plain sugar does not.

Not in stock: Honey syrup.

  1. Add to a shaker

    50 ml100 ml150 ml200 mlGin (London dry)— not in stock
    20 ml40 ml60 ml80 mlLemon juice (fresh)— not in stock
    20 ml40 ml60 ml80 mlHoney syrup— not in stock
  2. Shake hard with cubed ice for 10 seconds

  3. Fine strain into a chilled coupe, no ice

  4. Garnish with lemon zest twist