DOW: Bee's Knees

If you have spent any significant amount of time in the English-speaking world, you have probably heard the fun saying "bee's knees." This idiomatic expression means "the best." It originated in the roaring Twenties, around the same time as this cocktail.

• 1 1/2 oz gin
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 1/2 oz honey

Various recipes call for adding the honey to hot water to avoid clumping when you shake with ice. One source, however, had an easier solution (no pun intended): dissolve the honey with the lemon juice and gin before adding the ice. Shake in a cocktail shaker with ice and serve in a cocktail glass.