Hot Honey Bees Knees Is Better Than the Original (Here's Why)

Check out the crew chubby bottle (US only): https://bartend.link/crew-chubby-bottle Join the community: https://bartend.link/STB-patreon Grab a bottle of hot honey gin: https://bartend.link/hot-honey-gin The Bees Knees is a simple variant on the classic Gin Sour utilising honey in place of sugar as the sweetener. The drink was created by Frank Meier, the first head bartender of the Hôtel Ritz Paris, during the 1920s. The Bees Knees features sweet honey and highlights the botanical notes of your preferred gin. Tip 1 - use good honey. measure by volume to create the equivalent of a rich syrup (more details below) Tip 2 - choose a suitable gin - I like citrusy and floral gins in a Bees Knees. Or in this case, a hot honey gin. Tip 3 - two drops of saline solution to make it pop! HONEY SYRUP (based on the assumption that your honey is 82 brix) 3 parts honey, 1 part water (by volume) = 66 brix (equivalent to a rich syrup) 3 parts honey, 1 part water (by weight) = 62 brix 2 parts honey, 1 part water (by volume) = 60 brix (equivalent to a semi-rich syrup) 2 parts honey, 1 part water (by weight) = 55 brix 1 part honey, 1 part water (by volume) = 48 brix (close to a simple syrup) 1 part honey, 1 part water (by weight = 41 brix Simple syrup = 50 brix Semi-rich syrup = 60 brix Rich syrup = 67 brix BEES KNEES RECIPE 2 oz (60 ml) gin 1 oz (30 ml) lemon juice ½ oz (15 ml) honey syrup, 3:1 by vol. 2 drops of saline solution (4:1) Alternatively, you can change the gin... Light Cuban rum = Honeysuckle, Aged Jamaican rum = Honey Bee Bourbon whiskey = Gold Rush (served over ice) 00:00 Bees Knees Cocktail 00:16 What is a Bees Knees? 00:33 How to make honey syrup 02:25 Bees Knees recipe 03:10 "Secret" ingredient 03:55 Bees Knees tasting 04:43 Bees Knees alternatives