A bright gin sour for the night you have lemons, honey, and a half-full bottle of gin. The working spec here is 2 oz gin, 1 oz fresh lemon juice, 1/2 oz honey syrup, shaken with ice and strained into a coupe with a lemon twist. 1
Honey syrup is the small pantry move that makes the drink behave: warm honey with water first, then it mixes smoothly into a cold shaker instead of clumping. 1 Beefeater's version uses nearly the same balance, at 50 ml gin, 25 ml lemon juice, and 15 ml honey syrup. 2
Swipe guide
- Start with the finished drink: pale gold, lemon-bright, and just sweet enough.
- Gather gin, lemon juice, honey syrup, a lemon twist, and ice.
- Shake the measured gin, lemon, honey syrup, and ice until very cold, about 30 seconds. 1
- Strain into a coupe, twist the lemon peel over the glass, and drink it cold.
No specialty liqueur, no obscure syrup, no bar cart shopping trip.
References
- 1Bee's Knees Cocktail Recipe - Cookie and Katecookieandkate.com
- 2Bee's Knees - Honey & Gin Cocktail Recipe - Beefeater Ginbeefeatergin.com
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