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Illustration of a Bee's Knees

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Bee's Knees

Honey rounds off the citrus edges, so the sour never bites, and the orange juice softens the lemon while giving the drink weight. That ease is the problem the gin has to solve: juniper and pepper keep it from collapsing into breakfast, and a floral bottle finds room to speak inside the honey.

52.5 ml
gin
2 teaspoons
honey
22.5 ml
lemon
22.5 ml
orange

Measures — IBA official specification

Shaken with honey syrup and lemon juice, strained up.

From the collection — 1 bottle