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by Bar Manager Jen Davis, The Eddy, Providence
The Bees on Bees on Knees is a slightly salty and smokey spin on The Bees Knees, a Prohibition-era cocktail featured in my favorite cocktail manual, The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce Malfy Gin
- 1 ounce Aquidneck yuzu honey*
- 1 ounce Cheongsam Smokey Mist Tea Liqueur
- 1 ounce fresh-pressed lemon juice
- 5–6 drops smoked sea salt solution**
Preparation
* Yuzu honey
8 ounces Boiron yuzu purée (found in well-stocked markets or online)
8 ounces local honey
5 ounces water
Combine ingredients in saucepan over medium heat. Stir to combine, let cool and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
** Smoked sea salt solution
Combine ½ ounce smoked sea salt and 5 ounces water over medium heat until salt is dissolved. Cool and pour into a dropper bottle.
Instructions
Combine ingredients in a bar tin with ice, shake vigorously for 10 seconds and strain into a coupe glass. Yields 1 cocktail.
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