Contributed by xaprb.
This special version of Bee's Knees adds thyme for a delicate but distinctive flavoring.
- 2 oz gin
- Juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 3/4 oz honey
- 1 1/4 oz thyme tea
Boil a little filtered water and sprinkle it generously with thyme. It only needs to boil for a few moments. Then filter it through a coffee filter or other fine material into a mug.
While the water heats, juice the lemon and combine the lemon juice and gin in a glass. When the thyme tea is ready, mix 1.25 ounces of it with the honey, and stir to dissolve. Add the honey-thyme tea to the gin and juice, throw in 2 or 3 ice cubes, and either stir or shake, as you prefer.