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.
Mellifera
A funky, complex and umami blend of health focused ingredients. Common brands for the blueberry Kombucha (to ease replication) include Hip Hop, Loving
Belladonna
Smokey flavour with the taste of herbs like nettle and lilac flower, with a drop of rosemary. Woodland meets with honey! Complex flavour,strong character
The First Bloom Spritz
The First Bloom Spritz is about that moment when late spring arrives and everything comes alive.. Beesou sits at the heart of this drink, a product I genuinely
Forest Dew Negroni
A delicate but flavourful negroni twist, with a sparkling top to add texture on the front of your palatte. Tasting notes of honey, flowers, and oak.
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
Worker bee Spritz
A floral, honeyed fruit spritz. Made using a full measure of beesou. We take a medium dry biodynamic white made from 100% Treixadura in Spain. It’s infused
Nectar & Stalk
At your first sip, notice how the pinpoint carbonation lifts the fresh mint aroma, but pay close attention to the mid-palate. The sous-vide process has
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,
Hot Honey Spritz
A light, honey forward aperitif, perfect for enhancing an appetite or just sat out in the sun! The Beesou shines through followed up by a hit of sweet
Perga King
A refreshing, bittersweet, low ABV aperitif cocktail. Dry, with aromatic and floral pollen notes.
Hive and Seek
A fresh spritz style drink, Focusing on local ingridents of wales and the wye valley with a fun modern twist.
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
Beehive Yourself!
This cocktail is a unique riff on a Negroni. A classic Negroni relies on a perfect balance of equal measures: spirit, bitter and sweet. This drink follows
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
Sunny spritz
This cocktail is both fruity and aromatic, with a hint of bitterness. The apricot brings a fresh, fruity note, while thyme adds length and depth on the
The Energy spritz
A bright, lightly bitter spritz with tropical fruit, warming spice, and a refreshing fizz. The tepache brings tangy pineapple and cinnamon notes, while
