Honey Bee

Ingredients

  • 60 ml White rum
  • 22.5 ml Lemon juice
  • 22.5 ml Honey syrup
  • Garnish Lemon twist

Preparation

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice.
  2. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Don't know how? Pour the drink through a strainer (or the built-in strainer on your shaker) to catch the ice and any solids.

Origin Story

The Bees Knees, particularly in its rum variation known as Honey Bee, is a classic cocktail that emerged during Prohibition in the 1920s as a way to mask the taste of poorly made spirits. Its combination of honey and citrus reflects the era's creativity in cocktail making.

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