Tequila Honey Bee cocktail
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Tequila Honey Bee
- The Tequila Honey Bee is a riff on the classic Bee’s Knees cocktail. This cocktail comes from Nick Korbee, the executive chef and beverage director at Egg Shop in New York City.
- AKA Tequila Bee's Knees.
Tequila Honey Bee (Liquor.com version)
Ingredients
- 1 dash mezcal, to rinse
- 2 ounces reposado tequila
- 1 ounce honey syrup
- 3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Garnish: lemon peel
- Ice cubes for shaking.
- Fresh ice for drinking.
Glassware
Construction
- Rinse a rocks glass with the mezcal, coating the inside of the glass with a thin layer and then discarding the excess, and set aside.
- Add the tequila, honey syrup and lemon juice into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
- Strain into the prepared glass over fresh ice.
- Top with 2 dashes of bitters.
- Garnish with a lemon peel.
