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A bees knees (or bee's knees) is a Prohibition era
In 2017, Barr Hill Gin started an annual event called Bee's Knees Week to promote their product. Bee's Knees Week is the largest sustainability event in the spirits industry, focused on pollinator protection. A 2023 article published by ''
cocktail
A cocktail is a mixed drink, usually alcoholic beverage, alcoholic. Most commonly, a cocktail is a combination of one or more liquor, spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as juices, flavored syrups, tonic water, Shrub (drink), shrubs, and ...
made with gin, fresh lemon juice, and honey
Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several species of bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of pl ...
. It is served shaken and chilled, often with a lemon twist.
The name comes from prohibition-era slang meaning "the best".
History
The bee's knees cocktail has unclear origins. It was possibly invented by Frank Meier, an Austrian-born, part Jewish bartender who was the first head bartender at the Ritz in Paris in 1921, when its Cafe Parisian opened its doors. A 1929 news article attributes the cocktail to Margaret Brown, an American socialite.
In 2017, Barr Hill Gin started an annual event called Bee's Knees Week to promote their product. Bee's Knees Week is the largest sustainability event in the spirits industry, focused on pollinator protection. A 2023 article published by ''The New York Times
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'' credited an increase in the cocktail's popularity in part to Bee's Knees Week.
Variations
* Several different gin brands are variously recommended, among them Barr Hill's for its honey infusion. * The honey may be diluted 1:1 with warm water to thin the consistency. * The honey may be diluted 1:1 with simple syrup instead of water. * A sprig of basil or thyme may be used for garnish instead of lemon peel. * Some variations contain orange juice. * Add two dashes of absinthe and two dashes of orange bitters to make a variation called the "oldest living Confederate widow".References
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