The Bee’s Knees made with white rum instead of gin.
Why you are pouring this tonight
The Honey Bee is the rum cousin of the Bee’s Knees, and it is a better drink than its older sibling on any night that involves a porch, a hammock, or a sense of mild personal collapse. White rum, lemon, honey syrup, in a coupe, three minutes start to finish. The honey gives the rum a backbone the gin version lacks. The lemon keeps the whole thing honest.
The trick is the honey syrup. Don’t try to dissolve raw honey in the shaker, you’ll get a clumpy puddle at the bottom and a thin drink on top. Make a 3:1 honey-to-hot-water syrup ahead of time and keep it in the fridge in a sterilised bottle. Use a Plantation 3 Stars or a Havana Club 3 if you’re feeling neutral, an Appleton 8 if you want a richer, more autumnal version. Eat the lemon twist after.
What to pour it alongside
Roast pork, fruit-forward desserts, cheese plates.
Notes
An aged rum (Plantation 5, Mount Gay Black Barrel) makes a richer drink than white rum.
The recipe
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