Bee’s Knees
The Quirky Foodster Team
Coupe or cocktail glass
Glass
Lemon twist
Garnish
Ingredients
- Gin — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice — 22.5 ml (3/4 oz)
- Honey syrup — 22.5 ml (3/4 oz)
Method
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.
- Twist a lemon peel over the top.
Description: A Prohibition-era gin sour sweetened with honey, originally designed to mask the taste of rough bathtub gin.
Cultural Background: Dates to the 1920s, when honey's strong flavor helped disguise poor-quality homemade spirits during Prohibition.
Tips: A good-quality gin makes this drink shine now that disguising rough spirit is no longer the point.
Variations: A little grated ginger in the honey syrup adds a spicy edge.
Serving Suggestion: Serve up, well chilled, as a bright, approachable sour.
Nutrition: Approx. 165 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: Why honey specifically?
A: Its strong flavor historically masked the harshness of low-quality Prohibition-era gin.
- Gin — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice — 22.5 ml (3/4 oz)
- Honey syrup — 22.5 ml (3/4 oz)
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