Bee's Knees
Yield: 1.0
Glass: Chilled coupe, 5–6 oz
Scale this recipe
Adjust for any number of servings while keeping the ingredient proportions intact.
classic cocktail
gin
citrus
shaken
seeded
Ingredients
- 2 oz gin
- 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
- 0.75 oz honey syrup
- Lemon twist, for garnish
Instructions
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled coupe.
Behind the drink
A little history
1920s
Paris
The Bee’s Knees is a Prohibition-era gin sour commonly associated with bartender Frank Meier at the Ritz Paris. Honey syrup gives the drink a rounder texture than plain sugar while lemon keeps it bright.
Bee’s Knees history