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, or read the index of every drink.