The Bee's Knees balances gin, fresh lemon, and honey syrup.
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Ingredients
- 2 oz gin
- ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
- ¾ oz honey syrup
Method
- Shake all ingredients with ice.
- Fine-strain into a chilled coupe.
- Garnish with lemon.
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Recipe details
- Total time
- 5 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Glass
- Coupe glass
- Makes
- 1 cocktail
Build the drink
Method
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1
Chill a coupe glass in the freezer or by filling it with ice and setting it aside
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2
Add gin, fresh lemon juice, and honey syrup to a cocktail shaker
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3
Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds until well chilled and slightly frothy
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4
Fine-strain the cocktail into the chilled coupe
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5
Express the lemon twist over the drink to release the oils and drop it in as a garnish
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