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Blood Orange Honey Bee

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Yield 1 cocktail + 3/4 cup simple syrup
Category Cocktail
Cuisine American
Author Lauren Grant

Description

Add some winter elegance to the classic honey bee cocktail with blood orange juice and a homemade honey simple syrup.

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Ingredients

For 1 Bees Knees Cocktail

  • 2 ounces gin
  • 1 ounce honey simple syrup *recipe below
  • 1 ounce fresh blood orange juice
  • ½ ounce fresh lemon juice
  • Ice
  • Blood orange slice for garnish

Honey Simple Syrup

  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup honey

Instructions

For 1 Bees Knees Cocktail

  • Add gin, simple syrup, blood orange juice, and lemon juice to a shaker; fill with ice and shake well. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with blood orange slice.

For the honey simple syrup:

  • Heat water and honey over medium in a small saucepan. Cook, stirring until honey is completely dissolved and bubbles start to form around the edges of the pan. Remove from heat and let cool.
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Notes

Store syrup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2–3 weeks.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cocktailCalories: 212kcalCarbohydrates: 17gSodium: 4mgSugar: 17g
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