Lilac Cocktail

Enjoy this recipe 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.

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
• ¾ oz. Lemon Juice, fresh squeezed
• ¾ oz Honey Syrup

Honey syrup ingredients:

• 1 cup honey
• ⅓ 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 ¾ 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

Lilac Bee's Knees Cocktail

Sarah Mock

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.

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Prep time for the recipePrep Time 1 minute min

Cook time for the recipeCook Time 3 minutes mins

total time to prep and cook the recipe.Total Time 4 minutes mins

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Course Drinks - Non Alcoholic

Cuisine American

Makes 1 cocktail

Per Serving 1870 kcal

Ingredients

 

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Lilac Bee's Knees Cocktail Ingredients:

• ▢ 2 ounces Lilac infused gin
• ▢ 1 ounce Lilac syrup
• ▢ ¾ oz. Lemon Juice (fresh squeezed)
• ▢ ¾ oz Honey Syrup

Honey syrup ingredients:

• ▢ 1 cup honey
• ▢ ⅓ 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 ¾ 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.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 1870kcalCarbohydrates: 468gProtein: 1gSodium: 153mgFiber: 1gSugar: 412g

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