The Bee's Knees Cocktail
DRINK | RECIPE
The Bee's Knees
We love bees. We even have some of our own, living up on our roof who just recently finished making this delicious stuff.
Two people who certainly share our passion for bees are Tom and Tina, owners of Warner Edwards Distillery. Moved by the growing threat of extinction faced by bees around the world, they decided to create a gin infused with honey.
First, they set up their own hives. Then, once the bees were producing delicious honey, they combined it with natural spring water, grain spirit and farm-grown ingredients from their native Northamptonshire to create their extraordinary - and now award-winning - Honeybee Gin.
And now, with autumn well and truly here, they've very kindly helped create two delicious seasonal cocktail recipes, each of which perfectly showcase their artisan gin's supremely sippable notes of vanilla, rosemary and pure honey. Enjoy.
Ingredients
50ml Honeybee Gin
2 teaspoons Fortnum's Honey
10ml Fresh Lemon Juice
20ml Fresh Orange Juice
Method
STEP 1
To make, add the gin and honey to a shaker and stir until the honey dissolves, then add the lemon and orange juice and top with ice.
STEP 2
Shake the mixture well, then strain into a martini glass and garnish, if you wish, with a small sprig of rosemary. The result should taste beautifully fresh and naturally sweet.
