Classic

Bees Knees (Rum)

Name: Bees Knees (Rum)
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml White rum; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 22.5 ml Honey syrup

Served in a coupe glass

Ingredients

60 ml White rum
22.5 ml Lemon juice
22.5 ml Honey syrup

Preparation

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled coupe glass.

Garnish

Lemon twist

Origin story

The Bees Knees, particularly in its rum variation known as Honey Bee, is a classic cocktail that emerged during Prohibition in the 1920s as a way to mask the taste of poorly made spirits. Its combination of honey and citrus reflects the era's creativity in cocktail making.