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.
- In a cocktail shaker filled 3/4 full with ice, add the lilac infused gin, lilac syrup, fresh lemon juice and honey syrup.
- Shake well to chill the cocktail.
- Strain the drink into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with lilac flowers.
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Other Alcohol Infusions:
- Homemade limoncello
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- Cucumber infused gin
- Strawberry infused vodka
- Thyme infused bourbon
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Lilac Bee's Knees Cocktail
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.
- In a cocktail shaker filled 3/4 full with ice, add the lilac infused gin, lilac syrup, fresh lemon juice and honey syrup.
- Shake well to chill the cocktail.
- Strain the drink into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with lilac flowers.