Botanical Cocktails
Bee's Knees
- Prep
- Serves1
- GlassChampagne Flute
- MethodShake
A tasty sweet and sour delight that combines into an elegant cocktail, perfect for a cosy evening with friends or family. Recipe kindly provided by Jack from Scottish Mixology.
Ingredients
- 50ml Larch and Honeysuckle Wild Scottish Spirit
- 1 tbsp heather honey
- 25ml aquafaba
- 15ml lemon juice
- Lemon zest, to garnish
- 1 lemon sherbet sweet, to garnish
Method
- Mix the heather honey with a small amount of boiling water to make a syrup, then leave it to cool completely.
- Add the aquafaba to a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously on its own for 2 to 3 minutes to emulsify.
- Add the Larch and Honeysuckle spirit, cooled honey syrup, lemon juice and a handful of ice to the shaker.
- Shake vigorously for a further 2 to 3 minutes.
- Using a mortar and pestle, grind the lemon sherbet sweet into a fine powder.
- Strain the drink into a champagne flute.
- Sprinkle the crushed lemon sherbet and a little lemon zest over the foam, and serve.