Serve in a
Coupe glassGarnish:
Lemon zest twist
How to make:
STIR honey with lemon juice in base of shaker until honey dissolves. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
| 2 spoon | Raw runny honey (preferably orange blossom) |
| 3⁄4 fl oz | Freshly squeezed lemon juice |
| 1 1⁄2 fl oz | Rutte Dry Gin |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Blood orange juice |
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Comment:
Fresh, clean and fruity with honeyed notes. Choose your honey wisely.
About:
A long lost relation of the Bee's Knees revived thanks to Ted Haigh's 2004 book Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails. Although not classically called for, this is best made with blood orange juice. We've also knocked back the lemon juice by 25% from the original recipe.
