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.
The Breakfast Spritz
A bright and refreshing reminder to eat your breakfast… the bartenders way. Balancing the tartness and sweetness both derived from the main spirit Beesou
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
Summer Stinger
A light sweet spritz best had in the sun paired with a tart lemon Welsh cake. Using orange marmalade as a pairing for the honey and a prosecco syrup as
M3 Nightcap
This drink is in response to the Beesou Hive challenge. It is not too dissimilar to a Cardinale cocktail, with the same blueprint of a Negroni but more
Between Orchards
A modern low-ABV aperitif inspired by the shared orchard and beekeeping traditions of Britain, Hungary and Romania . Between Orchards balances tart gooseberry,
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 Soft Sting
250g strawberries. 125g white caster sugar. 3 teaspoons of cracked black pepper. Macerated. 125ml of hot water. Then blend and strain twice. Add 5g of
Cyder Country
‘Cyder Country' A love letter to the symbiotic relationship between fine cyder and bees This drink is easily replicable, sippable, but also considerably
The blooded Honey
The reason why I believe this cocktail can make it to first place is because of how I’ve accompanied the bitter sweet aperitif of Beesou using a lightly
Hachimitsu Spritz
A Fresh and citrusy twist of a Beesou Sprits using inspiration from my experiences in Japan. By adding rooibus and kalamansi cordial I have elevated the
Just Dandy
This is a Negroni style cocktail, bitter but with added sweetness from the Beesou replacing, traditionally, Vermouth. On the nose, you get an initial aroma
In the beeginning
This take on a classic negroni is designed to make you start your day right. It is light, playful honey forward with slight floral and earthy notes. The
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
1.618
Roku Gin as the base that perfectly combines 6 botanicals in a perfectly shaped hexagonal bottle The sweet component is Barsol Perfecto Amor, a Peruvian
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[Hybrid Theory]
Hybrid Theory is a low-abv take on the Negroni cocktail. I keep the same core components; Spirit, Bitter, Vermouth, but shift the ratios so that the 'bitter'
Bee-autiful Margarita
Beesou Honey aperitif has its own character, the delicate touch of camomile and the personality of the tequila has, will provide a smooth, elegant and
