KOVAL Bee's Knees Cocktail Recipe
Few cocktails capture the elegance of Prohibition-era craft quite like the Bee's Knees. At its heart, this gin sour demands a botanical spirit with both presence and nuance -- one that holds up against honey's richness and lemon's brightness. KOVAL Dry Gin, distilled with a proprietary blend of 13 woodland botanicals, brings exactly that depth: juniper and wildflowers on the nose, with emerald grasses, golden citrus, and white pepper on the palate.
Ingredients
- 2 oz KOVAL Dry Gin
- .5 oz KOVAL Chrysanthemum & Honey Liqueur
- .75 oz lemon juice
- .75 oz honey
How to Make It
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Pro Tips
- Use fresh-squeezed lemon juice for best results -- bottled juice flattens the cocktail.
- The KOVAL Chrysanthemum & Honey Liqueur adds a unique floral sweetness that elevates the honey notes.
- For a citrus-forward variation, substitute Thresh & Winnow Citrine Gin -- its Yuzu botanicals add a bright, fragrant twist that pairs beautifully with honey and lemon.
Why KOVAL?
KOVAL Dry Gin is distilled with a proprietary blend of 13 woodland botanicals -- juniper, angelica root, coriander, grains of paradise, and rose hip among them. These woodland spices give the gin its layered, fragrant character that no simple botanical bill can replicate. In the Bee's Knees, the woodland spice profile acts as a foil to honey's sweetness and lemon's acidity, creating a cocktail that is more than the sum of its parts. Certified organic, produced from locally sourced Midwest grain, and distilled at our Chicago distillery -- this is craft gin with a story worth tasting.
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