Vodka, shaken
Queen Bee
Barline Q,Q,Q,q,1,cl
The code is the shorthand off my printed menu; the Key tab decodes every letter.
- 3/4 oz Vodka
- 3/4 oz Elderflower liqueur
- 3/4 oz Lemon juice
- 1/4 oz Honey syrup
- 1 oz Champagne
Shake hard with ice, then strain.
Coupe, lemon twist.
Taste
Three-quarters each of vodka, elderflower, and lemon, a quarter of honey, an ounce of Champagne. The Champagne is the volume. Shaken, then the wine, coupe, lemon twist. Flower, honey, bubbles, a small drink that foams from the fizz.
History
Charles H. Baker prints a Queen Bee in 1951 The South American Gentleman's Companion on apple brandy, lemon, honey, and curaçao; that is not this drink. The vodka, elderflower, lemon, honey, and Champagne Queen Bee is in none of the pre-1970 manuals. St-Germain, the elderflower liqueur this recipe calls for, launched in 2007. The pour is three-quarters each of vodka, elderflower, and lemon, a quarter of honey syrup, and an ounce of Champagne, coupe, lemon twist.
Same shape, other bottles
The Sparkling family, with the bottle that changed.
- Ritzcognac and maraschino liqueur for vodka and elderflower liqueur
- Air Mailaged rum and lime juice for vodka and lemon juice
- Old Cubanaged rum and lime juice for vodka and lemon juice
- Seelbachbourbon and orange liqueur for vodka and elderflower liqueur
- Champagne Cocktailcognac for vodka
- Death in the Afternoonwith absinthe
This is one drink on my home bar's menu. Tick the bottles you own and the menu lists which of all 185 drinks they pour.