Let’s start with how much I love Tequila🥳 This Tequila Honey Bee 🐝 is a riff on the classic Bee’s Knees (gin, lemon juice, honey) swapping in reposado tequila with a touch of mezcal. The agave-forward drink has sweet and tart elements that should appeal to fans of the gin-based classic as well as Margarita drinkers looking for something a bit more interesting than usual three-part favorite. Most important, this cocktail was created in originally at the infamous Hôtel Ritz Paris during the 1920s. Honestly, I feel like I had a past life in Paris! I love everything about Paris!
Paris 2018
This refreshing cocktail combines reposado tequila with a touch of smoky mezcal, plus honey syrup, and fresh lemon juice, topped with Angostura bitters.
Mezcal pairs well with sweet honey and tart lemon, but here it’s employed sparingly as a rinse, used only to coat the inside of the glass. Adding bitters to the drink’s surface, rather than incorporating in the shaker, helps keep the ingredient’s aromatic spice notes front and center.
Hope you enjoy this refreshing Tequila Honey Bee 🐝!
Ali
Tequila Honey Bee
4
servings3
minutes300
kcalIngredients
1 dash mezcal, to rinse2 ounces reposado tequila
1 ounce honey syrup
3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
Garnish: lemon peel
Directions
- Rinse a rocks glass with the mezcal, coating the inside of the glass with a thin layer and then discarding the excess, and set aside.
- Add the tequila, honey syrup and lemon juice into a shaker with ice, and shake until well-chilled.
- Strain into the prepared glass over fresh ice, and top with 2 dashes of bitters.
- Garnish with a lemon peel.
