Bees Knees Cocktail Recipe
Bees Knees is a Gin Sour variation that replaces simple syrup with honey syrup. A Prohibition-era cocktail from the 1920s, made with gin, lemon, and honey to mask poor-quality spirits.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Gin
- 0.5 oz Lemon Juice
- 0.5 oz Honey Syrup
Method for creating a Bees Knees cocktail
Shake with ice and strain into chilled glass
Garnish
Lemon peel
Glassware
Coupe
Ice
No Ice
Nutrition Information for Bees Knees
- Calories: There are 171 kcal in Bees Knees
- ABV: Bees Knees has an ABV of 27%
Calorie Breakdown for Bees Knees
| Ingredient | Dose | Cal/oz | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gin | 2 oz | 70 cal/oz | 140 kcal |
| Lemon Juice | 0.5 oz | 6 cal/oz | 3 kcal |
| Honey Syrup | 0.5 oz | 55 cal/oz | 28 kcal |
| Total | 171 kcal | ||
ABV Breakdown for Bees Knees
Cocktail booziness measures the amount of alcohol in a drink, expressed both as total alcohol volume (ml) and as a percentage of Alcohol By Volume (ABV) of the overall drink size.
| Ingredient | Dose | ABV% | Alcohol (ml) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gin | 2 oz | 40% | 24.0 ml |
| Total alcohol | 24.0 ml | ||
| Cocktail size | 89 ml | ||
| ABV = 24 / 89 × 100 | 27% | ||
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