See all recipes entered in the 2026 competition
The Beesou Hive Challenge encourages low alcohol innovation, seasonal expression, and a commitment to sustainability.
For the 2026 competition, bartenders were challenged to reinterpret one of three classic cocktails – Spritz, Margarita, and Negroni – balancing creativity with respect for the original cocktail's structure and identity.
Royal Jelly
The drink is a low abv spritz perfect for the summer months with a freshness and florality combined with a sweet, creamy, luxurious body. Its familiar
Mad Honey
“Mad Honey” — a twist on the Negroni built around honey and gentle spice. While we do not use the real honey itself, the cocktail recreates some
Berry and The Bee
This serve is a twist on a margarita, Adding Beesou Honey Aperitif and Almave Blanco Blue Agave to a cordial using local seasonal ingredients of Blackberries,
Azure Apiary
A soft floral honey aroma on the nose, followed by juicy blueberry upfront. Mid-palate brings gentle herbal complexity, finishing with a light citrus bitterness
The First Bloom
The drink contains freshly picked dandelion tea which adds a delicate grassy note to the drink, the vermouth sweetens the slight bitterness, but overall
Two Bees in a Hive
A low-ABV reinterpretation on a negroni with a focus on seasonal ingredients during the summer months. Inspired by the relationship's between bees,
Orchard Desire
Beesou leads with silky, bittersweet depth, followed by a Jazz apple infused dry vermouth that adds brightness and refinement. Rhubarb introduces a sharp,
Golden gentian
Golden Gentian A refined Bianco-style cocktail built around the interplay of honeyed softness and structured bitterness. Beesou brings a gentle, floral
Golden Bumble Spritz
Ive designed this recipe with simplicity in mind, minimal ingredients and quick to construct, it is an efficient and flavorful cocktail that can be implemented
Blush & Honey
A sustainable highball built around honey, agave, and raspberry. Effervescent and refreshing, with delicate floral notes, bright berry freshness, and a
The Ferryman
A low-ABV Northern Negroni inspired by mythology, waterways, and the quiet passage between worlds. Built around the floral depth of BEESOU and the coastal
Stinging Honey
A sweet and slightly herbal-dry take on a negroni taking the sweetness from Beesou’s honey apéritif and the dryness from the vermouth being cut by the
Bee Road
My drink is a low alcohol riff on a rich spirit forward drink. I’ve combined the bittersweet viscous Beesou with a locally foraged gorse syrup, the syrup
The Golden Cape
The cocktail is made by adding all the ingredients to a mixing glass and then steering the cocktail for 5-10 seconds. You then single strain the drink
Sting Theory
Sting Theory is a low-ABV aperitivo built around the honeyed bitterness of Beesou, balanced with Suze and Martini Ambrato and lengthened with soda for
The Lager Nada
Tall, frosty, fresh, citrusy and hoppy concoction in ode to the Mexican Party drink. Low/No ABV.
