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Bee's Knees Cocktail

A bright, honeyed gin sour with fresh lemon, shaken cold and strained into a coupe.

Total time
3 min
Serves
1
Difficulty
Medium
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Bee's Knees Cocktail
As seen on Episode 131

The preparation

3 steps, about 3 minutes start to finish.

  1. 01

    Combine gin, lemon juice, and honey simple syrup in shaker

  2. 02

    Shake with ice

  3. 03

    Strain into coupe glass

lightbulb The chef's notes

“Use honey thinned into a syrup rather than straight honey, because raw honey seizes up and won't blend into a cold drink. Shake it well with fresh lemon so the honey and gin come together smooth and balanced.”

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