Style: Classic Gin Cocktail
ABV: Approx. 18%

Description

The Bee’s Knees Cocktail is a beautifully simple Prohibition-era classic combining Bathtub Gin, fresh lemon and Monin Honey Syrup. Bright citrus and smooth honey sweetness soften the gin’s rich botanical character, creating an elegant and refreshing cocktail with a wonderfully balanced finish.

Dating back to the 1920s, the Bee’s Knees is proof that a great cocktail does not need to be complicated. Gin, lemon and honey come together in a beautifully simple serve where every ingredient has a purpose. Bathtub Gin provides juniper, spice and aromatic botanicals, fresh lemon adds a lively citrus edge, and honey rounds everything out with a mellow sweetness.

The result is crisp and refreshing without being sharp, sweet without becoming heavy, and remarkably easy to enjoy.

How the Bee’s Knees Cocktail Is Made

The secret to a good Bee’s Knees Cocktail is balance. Bathtub Gin forms the botanical backbone of the drink, while freshly squeezed lemon provides acidity and freshness. Monin Honey Syrup brings the two together with a smooth sweetness that complements rather than overwhelms the gin.

Shaking the ingredients vigorously with ice chills and gently dilutes the cocktail before it is fine strained into a chilled coupe or martini glass. A fresh lemon twist provides the finishing touch and releases fragrant citrus oils over the surface of the drink.

Glass

Coupe Glass or Martini Glass

Ingredients

• 50ml Bathtub Gin
• 20ml Fresh Lemon Juice
• 20ml Monin Honey Syrup
• Ice

Garnish

Fresh lemon twist

How To Make a Bee’s Knees Cocktail

Add 50ml Bathtub Gin, 20ml freshly squeezed lemon juice and 20ml Monin Honey Syrup to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

Shake vigorously until thoroughly chilled.

Fine strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass.

Express the oils from a fresh lemon twist over the surface of the cocktail and garnish.

Bee’s Knees Cocktail Tasting Notes

Nose: Fresh lemon zest, aromatic juniper and delicate honey sweetness.

Palate: Bright citrus leads into smooth honey, warming spice and the rich botanical character of Bathtub Gin.

Finish: Clean, gently sweet and refreshing, with lingering citrus and juniper.

Perfect Serve

Serve the Bee’s Knees Cocktail well chilled in a coupe or martini glass with a fresh lemon twist. Express the lemon oils over the surface immediately before serving to give the finished cocktail a wonderfully fresh citrus aroma.

Perfect For

Pre-dinner drinks, relaxed evenings, dinner parties, summer entertaining or anyone looking for a classic gin cocktail with a softer, citrus-led character.

Why We Love It

The Bee’s Knees Cocktail is a wonderful example of simplicity done properly. Bathtub Gin brings plenty of botanical depth and character, while fresh lemon keeps the drink vibrant and Monin Honey Syrup provides smooth, rounded sweetness.

Cocktail Starter Kit

Want everything you need to get mixing? Add our Cocktail Starter Kit for £15.99to your Bee’s Knees.

The kit includes a cocktail shaker, jigger, bar spoon, strainer and muddler — everything you need to mix and serve your cocktails at home.