Sparkling Bees Knees

Sweet bubbly bliss! An enchanting blend of Tanqueray London Dry Gin with Champagne, fresh lemon and honey in a coupe...delectably divine!

Serves:

Ingredients

0.75oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin

0.75oz Champagne

0.5oz Lemon Juice

0.75 Honey

1 Lemon Twist

Equipment

1 Coupe Glass

1 Shaker

1 Hawthorne Strainer

1 Fine Strainer

1 Tongs

method

Dissolve the Honey with the Tanqueray in the bottom of a shaker.
When fully incorporated, shake and fine strain into a chilled Coupe glass.
Top with Champagne.
Garnish with a Lemon twist.

Alcohol content:

11.7 g per serve

Interesting Facts

The Bees Knees cocktail is made with gin, honey, and lemon juice. Gin was one of the most popular liquors during the Prohibition era. Honey was used as a way to sweeten the drink and mask the taste of the alcohol. Lemon juice was used to add tartness and balance out the sweetness from the honey.

History of the Drink

For a great many years it was believed that the Bee's Knees oriGinated in America during Prohibition, when it was reported that the cocktail's Lemon juice and honey concealed the subpar Gin. The drink can now be credited to Mrs. J.J. Brown of Denver and Paris thanks to cocktail expert Jared Brownan. The Standard Union from Brooklyn, New York published an article about the then-current trend of women's-only bars in Paris, France on April 22, 1929. According to this story, the genuine oriGins of this drink appeared at an American millionaire's party in Paris.