Honeysuckle

Taste

Two ounces of light rum, three-quarters lime, three-quarters honey syrup. Equal lime and honey, so the sour sits on beeswax rather than cane. Honey is thicker than simple; the rum tastes rounder than the Daiquiri beside it, and a little floral. Coupe.

History

David Embury, in The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks (1948), writes that a Bee's Knees with white Cuban rum in place of gin is a Honeysuckle, and with Jamaica rum a Honey Bee. He also notes that the Honeysuckle is sometimes called the Airmail; later writers treat the Airmail as the honey Daiquiri lengthened with Champagne. Esquire's 1949 Handbook for Hosts prints a Honey Bee of honey, Bacardi, and lemon. This menu keeps Embury's rum and honey, uses lime rather than lemon, and pours them equal at three-quarters of an ounce against two ounces of light rum.

• Difford's Guide, Honeysuckle Daiquiri
• Difford's Guide, Honey Bee

Same shape, other bottles

The Sour family, with the bottle that changed.

• Bee's Kneesgin and lemon juice for light rum and lime juice
• Gold Rushbourbon and lemon juice for light rum and lime juice
• Southsidegin and simple syrup for light rum and honey syrup
• Daiquirisimple syrup for honey syrup
• Santiagogrenadine for honey syrup
• Gimletgin and simple syrup for light rum and honey syrup