The Bee’s Knees is a classic cocktail traditionally made with gin, honey, and lemon juice. In this recipe, we also added a splash of orange juice which was made popular by the mixologist David Embury in his 1948 book The Fines Art of Mixing Drinks in which he says, "The addition of a small amount of orange juice makes for an interesting variation".

This recipe is strong, yet refreshing and sweet, made with our Njord Distilled Slow Sloe gin for added sweetness.

INGREDIENTS

For a single drink:

4 cl Njord Distilled Slow Sloe gin

1 cl honey

2 cl freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 cl freshly squeezed orange juice

An orange zest twist, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Add gin and honey to a shaker and stir until the honey dissolves.
2. Add the lemon and orange juice and top up with ice. Shake well.
3. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with an orange zest twist.

 Cheers!

Get the Njord gin ⁠Distilled Slow Sloe used in this recipe here.