Cocktail of the Month

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Bee’s Knees Cocktail (Serves 1)

This is exactly the type of cocktail we need to take us from the Spring into the Summer. Initially you’ll taste the sweetness from the honey then there’s a slightly shocking sour finish – a real ‘sting’ , however, it’s a totally delicious sting… hence, I suppose, it’s fantastic name!

2 teaspoons honey

50ml gin

25ml lemon juice

Handful of ice

Lemon zest strip, to serve

  1. Put the honey in a small cup and add 1 teaspoon of boiling water. Stir well until smooth and the honey is nicely thinned down.
  2. Pour the honey mixture into a cocktail shaker along with the gin, lemon juice and a large handful of ice. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a the lemon zest.
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