Gin Cocktails – Burrell’s Bee’s Knees

With the help of mixologist Vanessa Jay, I’ve crafted up a recipe you can follow to create a Burrell’s Bee’s Knees. The roots of a traditional bee’s knees cocktail lies in the US’ prohibition age of bathtub gin drinking. A Bee’s Knees cocktail is a gin, lemon and honey classic. The phrase “bee’s knees” was prohibition-era slang for “the best.” Unsurprisingly something was needed to (1) balance the potency and taste of this sort of gin and (2) make people want to drink it. Along came the bee’s knees which traditionally is served somewhat like a honey martini. In that time, the addition of ingredients such as citrus and honey were often used to cover the less than ideal smell and taste of bathtub gin. We have deviated and added foam which has been developed with the honey syrup used in this Burrell’s Bee’s Knees.