Bitter Bee

Name: Bitter Bee
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Honey aperitif; 40 ml Pink grapefruit juice; 10 ml Mezcal; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Beesou Bitter Honey Aperitif
1 ¹⁄₃ fl oz	Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Retro Optic Coupette 15cl

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of pink grapefruit wedge/slice.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with pink grapefruit wedge/slice on rim.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Bitter Bee contains 70 calories

Alcohol content:

0.5 standard drinks
7.13% alc./vol. (14.25° proof)
7.7 grams of pure alcohol

History

Created by yours truly in January 2026.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

Honeyed bittersweet and sweet 'n' sourness, lightly fortified with mezcal. Designed as a low-alcohol aperitivo.

Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal 750ml - makes 75 cocktails
$42.99 $0.57 per cocktail

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Makes a minimum of 75 cocktails.
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