🐝 Bee's Knees

Prohibition's sweetest secret – honey hides the hooch

🌿 Prohibition Era

Ingredients

2 oz London Dry gin
¾ oz Fresh lemon juice
¾ oz Honey syrup (2:1 honey to water)
1 Lemon twist (for garnish)

Instructions

Make honey syrup by mixing 2 parts honey with 1 part warm water.
Add all ingredients to a shaker.
Fill with ice and shake vigorously for 15 seconds.
Double-strain into a chilled coupe glass.
Garnish with a lemon twist.

Pro Tips

🍯 Honey Syrup

Raw honey is too thick to mix cold. Dilute 2:1 with warm water and it dissolves easily while keeping flavor. Make a batch and refrigerate for weeks.

🗣️ 1920s Slang

"The bee's knees" was Prohibition-era slang for "the best." The honey was used to mask the harsh taste of bathtub gin – but with quality gin, it's simply delicious.

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