Bee’s Knees
Sours · Gin
- Strength
- 12.5%
- Std. drinks
- 1.18
- Calories
- 153
- Sugar
- 8.4 g
- 1¾ ozGin53 ml
- 2 tspHoney syrup
- ¾ ozLemon juice23 ml
- ¾ ozOrange juice23 ml
The ratio · 2¼ : ½ : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Canchánchara.
Head to head
Bee’s Knees and Canchánchara side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
They have no ingredient in common: the Bee’s Knees has gin, honey syrup, lemon juice and orange juice, the Canchánchara Cuban aguardiente, lime juice, honey and water. In parts, a Bee’s Knees is 2¼ gin, ½ honey, 1 lemon and 1 orange; a Canchánchara is 4 aguardiente, 1 lime, 1 honey and 3½ water. By volume, the Bee’s Knees is 49% spirit, 21% mixer and juice, 21% citrus and 9% syrup and sugar; the Canchánchara is 43% spirit, 36% mixer and juice, 11% syrup and sugar and 10% citrus. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
They are about equally strong in the glass (12.5% and 12.7% ABV), but the Canchánchara is the bigger drink, so it holds more alcohol (1.35 standard drinks against 1.18). The Canchánchara has more calories (about 201 against 153) and more sugar (17.8 g against 8.4 g). The Bee’s Knees is shaken and served in a coupe; the Canchánchara is built and served in a rocks glass.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2¼ : ½ : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Canchánchara.
Sours · Aguardiente
The ratio · 4 : 1 : 1 : 3½
Highlighted: not in the Bee’s Knees.
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Bee’s Knees vs.
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