Thursday Night Cocktail: The Bee's Knees

Illustration by Tim Bower

Recipe from Holeman & Finch via Garden & Gun

August/September 2014 Issue

Ingredients

 

1¾ oz. gin, preferably St. George Spirits*
¾ oz. lemon juice
½ oz. honey syrup
2 dashes celery bitters

Directions

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass and add ice. Shake thoroughly and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

For the syrup: Combine 1 part water with 1 part honey in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the honey dissolves.

 

*Blogger Note: I never like to insist that one liquor brand is better than another, as everyone has their preferences, but St. George gin really is fantastic and I highly recommend it.

 

 

Cheers!

Thursday Night Cocktail: Spring Fever

Recipe by Regan Smith via Garden & Gun

Ingredients

2 lemon wheels, seeds removed

4 mint leaves

1 ½ oz. Hendrick’s Gin

1 bar spoon of lemon juice

2 dashes of Peychaud’s bitters

3 oz. tonic water

Directions

In a Collins glass, gently bruise lemon wheels and mint leaves with lemon juice and bitters. Add ice, stir, and serve.