Honey Wasp

Name: Honey Wasp
Ingredients: 2 oz London Dry Gin; .75 oz Golden Rod Mix; .5 oz Acid-Adjusted Grapefruit Juice; .5 oz Lemon Juice; 1 dash(es) Peychaud's Bitters

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By Andy Boimila

Submitted on: October 3, 2022

Spirit Forward

Tropical

It seems like every time I turn around there is a new "week". Well this week happens to Bee's Knees Week sponsored by @barrhillgin The Bee's Knees is a Prohibition-era sour cocktail that replaced the simple syrup for honey syrup. The cocktail is a simple template, 2oz gin, 3/4oz honey syrup, 1oz lemon juice, so it begs the question..... how do we tikify this? All the ingredients fall within Tiki canon, but it's missing that tiki punch. I found the solution by taking inspir...

Ingredients

2 oz
London Dry Gin

.75 oz
Golden Rod Mix

.5 oz
Acid-Adjusted Grapefruit Juice

.5 oz
Lemon Juice

1 dash(es)
Peychaud's Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

n/a

Build

Shake & Double Strain

Glass

Coupe

Estimated strength

About 17% ABV (estimate)

By Andy Boimila

YouTube Creator

Home bartender and part time bartender at Wusong Road in Cambridge, MA. Specializing in mixing up classic and modern tiki drinks at home. On Instagram and TikTok @mixinguptiki On YouTube at Mixing Up Tiki...

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Combine all ingredients in a shaker with cubed ice. Shake for 12-15 seconds. Double strain into a chilled coupe. *Golden Rod Mix 2 parts Honey Syrup 2 parts Passionfruit Syrup 1 part Falernum Syrup

Editor's Note

A clever Tiki-fied Bee's Knees. The 'Golden Rod Mix'—a blend of honey, passionfruit, and falernum—adds layers of tropical spice against the gin's botanicals.