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Bee Sting

Name: Bee Sting
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 25 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 25 ml Reposado tequila; 45 ml Apple juice; 7.5 ml Honey and water syrup; 50 ml Ginger ale

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
⁵⁄₆ fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
⁵⁄₆ fl oz	Olmeca Altos Reposado Tequila
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)
1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Thomas Henry Ginger Ale

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of apple wedge or slice.

Method

SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring ginger ale.

Garnish

Garnish with apple wedge or slice.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Bee Sting contains 166 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
10.61% alc./vol. (21.22° proof)
17.4 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a cocktail discovered in 2005 at The Royal Exchange Grand Café & Bar in London, England.

Review

Delicately spirituous spiced honeyed apple interplay in this long, refreshing cocktail.

Comments & Discussion

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G. M. Genovese Premium Member 2y

Pretty solid recipe, if not unique. Perhaps the Fever Tree Ginger Beer was a bit heavy handed here, but I can still taste enough of the other ingredients... I kinda want another.

John Hinojos Premium Member 5y

Very refreshing. Good flavours. Did cut back on the honey by 1/3 as I was afraid it might be too sweet. It was perfect. Great with a BBQ dinner.

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