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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!

Sparkling Bees Knees
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Serves:

1

Ingredients

25ml Tanqueray London Dry Gin

25ml Champagne

15ml Lemon Juice

25ml Honey

1 Lime Twist (Garnish)

Equipment

1 Coupette glass

1 Ice Scoop

1 Jigger

1 Cocktail Shaker

1 Hawthorne Strainer

1 Fine Strainer

1 Bar Spoon

1 Tongs

method

  1. Dissolve the Honey with the Tanqueray and lemon juice in the bottom of a Shaker.

  2. When fully incorporated, shake and fine strain into a chilled Coupe Glass.

  3. Top with Champagne.

  4. Garnish with a Lemon Twist.

Alcohol content

11.7 g per serve

Interesting Facts

During prohibition, many bartenders turned to honey as a way to sweeten their drinks and make the alcohol more palatable.

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 22 April 1929. According to this story, the genuine origins of this drink appeared at an American millionaire's party in Paris.

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