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Honey Bee
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 2 fl oz | Crossfire Hurricane Jamaican Rum |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight) |
| 1⁄4 fl oz | Orange juice (freshly squeezed) (optional) |
How to make
Glassware
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
Method
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Honey Bee contains 162 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 18.1% alc./vol. (36.2° proof)
- 18.9 grams of pure alcohol
History
The 1949 edition of Esquire's Handbook for Hosts says a Honey Bee is "1 part honey, 4 parts Bacardi, 1 part lemon juice. Mix well, then add ice and shake."
However, in his 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, under his recipe for a Bee's Knees, David Embury handily explains, "The same drink except for the use of white Cuban rum in place of gin, is known as the Honeysuckle. The same drink with Jamaica rum is the Honey Bee. The Honeysuckle is also sometimes called the Airmail. Since Embury's era, an Airmail has become accepted as being a Honeysuckle lengthened with champagne.
Review
Rich honey balances tart lemon juice over a characterful rum-base. Most recipes omit the orange juice, but as David Embury says in his Bee's Knees recipe (more from him below), "The addition of a small amount of orange juice (about 1 to 2 parts) makes for an interesting variation." The additional subtle fruitiness also sits well with Jamaican rum funk.
Variations/similar cocktails
With light rum this drink becomes a Honeysuckle, and with gin in place of rum, it becomes a Bee's Knees. With bourbon this is a Gold Rush.
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