Some Words

It’s been a while since I’ve posted any drinking stuff here. That might be because I’ve been leery of doing it, when so many other people already do it so well. The other day though, I had a drink that changed the way I looked at an ingredient, and sweet ingredients in general. It’s called a Bee’s Knees cocktail. Not very surprisingly, it has honey in it.

Now, Mark had had this cocktail before, and he wasn’t very impressed with it. But I had just purchased some wildflower honey, as opposed to clover honey, from a nearby co-op. This turned out to make all the difference. I’m not sure how much changing the gin would effect this cocktail, we used the cheap stuff. What I can say is that clover honey (and I’ve tried it in this drink now) is not the way to go. I wouldn’t even suggest making it with clover honey. Then again, I don’t know that I can go back after having wildflower honey. Anyhow, here’s what it is.

Bee’s Knees Cocktail
1 1/2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. Wildflower Honey

Stir before adding the ice to dissolve the honey. Shake well and strain.

If you had told me this is good before I drank it, I would not have believed you. It’s certainly not dry. But the honey has a very nice fiery sort of sweetness that goes well with the gin and lemon.

At the reunion, a friend of mine said he’d checked out this site, and was amazed by how pretentious it was. That’s a little out of context, but it wasn’t meant as an insult. I suppose this is the kind of thing he was talking about, but the Bee’s Knees cocktail is some seriously delicious pretension. My thanks to the Cocktail DB for another good one. They also have two variations that might be worth trying, though I haven’t gotten to them.