Bee’s Knees cocktail

Bee’s Knees

• The Bee’s Kees is a Prohibition-era cocktail featuring gin, lemon juice and honey. The unique name is a convention of the time: The phrase “bee’s knees” was popular slang used to call something excellent or outstanding. The drink is credited to Frank Meier, an Austrian-born bartender who plied his trade at the Hôtel Ritz Paris during the 1920s.

Bee’s Knees (Liquor.com version)

Ingredients

• 2 ounces gin
• 3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 1/2 ounce honey syrup
• Garnish: lemon twist
• Ice cubes for shaking.

Glassware

• Cocktail Glass

Construction

• Add the gin, lemon juice and honey syrup into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
• Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
• Garnish with a lemon twist.

See Also

• https://www.liquor.com/recipes/bees-knees/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee%27s_knees