Base: Gin
Bee's Knees
Gin with honey and lemon — soft and floral.
Quick answer: 50 ml gin • 25 ml lemon juice • 2 tbsp honey
Content prepared and tested by BrandBar's professional bartending team.
Ingredients
- —50 ml gin
- —25 ml lemon juice
- —2 tbsp honey
- —Ice
Story
A Prohibition-era drink: honey and lemon masked bathtub gin. Today they're used to highlight a good one instead.
Method
- 1Thin the honey with warm water 1:1 — otherwise it won't dissolve in a cold drink.
- 2Shake gin, lemon juice and the honey mix with ice.
- 3Strain into a chilled glass.
- 4Garnish with lemon zest.
- Gin468 ₴
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Questions and answers
Bee's Knees: how much do the ingredients cost?
A full set of bottles at our prices is about 468 UAH (1 item). That is not the price of a single cocktail: one bottle lasts for many servings, and some of them go into other recipes too.
Bee's Knees: what do you need?
50 ml gin; 25 ml lemon juice; 2 tbsp honey; Ice.
What can replace “Gin” in this recipe?
Any item from the same selection will do — for example Gin Brandbar De La Bo (De la Bo) 0.2 L 43.5% (135 UAH), Gin Brandbar De La Bo (De la Bo) 0.5 L 43.5% (237 UAH), Gin Fox Gang Pink Gin 0.7 L 37.5% (297 UAH). The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.
Bee's Knees: how long does it take?
About 5 minutes, 4 steps.