The Bee’s Knees Gin Cocktail

Name: The Bee's Knees Cocktail Recipe From Yellowstone's 1923
Prep time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2 oz Ransom Old Tom Gin; 2 tsp honey; 2-3 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice; Honeycomb for the bottom of the glass (optional); Lemon twist (for serving)

The Bee’s Knees is a prohibition era, honey-sweetened gin and lemon cocktail featured in the speakeasy scene in Yellowstone’s 1923. The cocktail was first developed to lessen the harshness of homemade bathtub Gin. It tastes amazing with a high-quality vintage-inspired Gin.

The Bee's Knees honey and lemon gin cocktail in vintage inspired, etched glassware.

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 0

The Bee's Knees Cocktail Recipe From Yellowstone's 1923

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Author: Jackie Alpers

The cocktail was first developed to lessen the harshness of homemade bathtub Gin, and it tastes even better with a high-quality vintage-inspired Gin such as Ransom Old Tom Gin which is a historically accurate revival of the predominant Gin in fashion during this golden age of American cocktails.

Ingredients

2 oz Ransom Old Tom Gin
2 tsp honey
2-3 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
Honeycomb for the bottom of the glass optional
Lemon twist for serving

Instructions

Put a tiny piece of honeycomb in the bottom of a martini glass for a little treat, if using.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then add the Gin, honey and lemon juice. Shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker becomes frosty then strain into the glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

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Notes

After extensive research I found martini glasses very similar to the ones used for the Bee's Knees in this 1923 (season 1 episode 3) speakeasy scene. Purchase Here.

Get more recipes inspired by the hit television show Yellowstone in The Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook: Recipes Inspired by the Dutton Family Ranch by Jackie Alpers - October 2023.

Course cocktails

Cuisine American

Keyword 1923, bathtub gin, bee's knees cocktail, cocktails with honey, lemon and honey cocktail, vintage cocktail recipe, Yellowstone Cocktails

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