Enjoy this recipes for Lilac bee’s knees cocktail at Mother’s Day brunch, bridal showers or on cool spring evenings. The addition of fresh lilacs is a lovely addition to this Bee’s knees cocktail recipe.

This recipe has both lilac infused alcohol and lilac syrup in it. I love the floral essence in this bees knees cocktail. Such a refreshing difference in a cocktail.

Lilac Bee’s Knees Cocktail

What is a Bee’s knees cocktail?

Bees Knees cocktail (or Bee’s Knees cocktail ) is a prohibition era cocktail made with gin, fresh lemon juice, and honey. It is served shaken over ice, strained and often with a lemon twist.The name comes from prohibition-era slang meaning “the best. This lilac bee’s knees cocktail has lilac infused gin and the addition of lilac syrup. The garnish is lilac blossoms instead of a lemon twist.

Lilac Bees Knees Cocktail Ingredients:

• 2 ounces Lilac infused gin
• 1 ounce Lilac syrup
• 3/4 oz. Lemon Juice, fresh squeezed
• 3/4 oz Honey Syrup

Honey syrup ingredients:

• 1 cup honey
• 1/3 cup warm water
• Combine honey and warm water to make honey syrup.

Making the Lilac Bee’s Knees Cocktail.

1. In a cocktail shaker filled 3/4 full with ice, add the lilac infused gin, lilac syrup, fresh lemon juice and honey syrup.
2. Shake well to chill the cocktail.
3. Strain the drink into a cocktail glass.
4. Garnish with lilac flowers.

More cocktail recipes:

• Rhubarb sour
• Spicy peach bourbon smash
• Black Panther cocktail
• Mandarin mochatini cocktail

Other Alcohol Infusions:

• Homemade limoncello 
• Grapefruit infused gin
• Cucumber infused gin
• Strawberry infused vodka
• Thyme infused bourbon

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Enjoy this recipes for Lilac bee's knees cocktail at Mother's Day brunch, bridal showers or on cool spring evenings. The addition of fresh lilacs is a lovely addition to this Bee's knees cocktail recipe.

Prep Time 1 minute

Cook Time 3 minutes

Total Time 4 minutes

Ingredients

Lilac Bee's Knees Cocktail Ingredients:

• 2 ounces Lilac infused gin
• 1 ounce Lilac syrup
• 3/4 oz. Lemon Juice, fresh squeezed
• 3/4 oz Honey Syrup

Honey syrup ingredients:

• 1 cup honey
• 1/3 cup warm water
• Combine honey and warm water to make honey syrup.

Instructions

Making the Lilac Bee's Knees Cocktail.

1. In a cocktail shaker filled 3/4 full with ice, add the lilac infused gin, lilac syrup, fresh lemon juice and honey syrup.
2. Shake well to chill the cocktail.
3. Strain the drink into a cocktail glass.
4. Garnish with lilac flowers.

Nutrition Information

Yield

1
Amount Per ServingCalories 1035 Sodium 13mg Carbohydrates 280g Sugar 278g Protein 1g