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 Fog Cutter.
Head to head
Bee’s Knees and Fog Cutter side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have gin, lemon juice and orange juice. Only the Bee’s Knees has honey syrup; only the Fog Cutter has white rum, Cognac, orgeat and dry sherry. In parts, a Bee’s Knees is 2¼ gin, ½ honey, 1 lemon and 1 orange; a Fog Cutter is 2 rum, 1 brandy, ½ gin, 1 orange, 2 lemon, ½ orgeat and ½ dry sherry. By volume, the Bee’s Knees is 49% spirit, 21% mixer and juice, 21% citrus and 9% syrup and sugar; the Fog Cutter is 47% spirit, 26% citrus, 13% mixer and juice, 7% fortified wine and bitter and 7% syrup and sugar. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Fog Cutter is the stronger drink in the glass (13.0% ABV against 12.5%) and holds more alcohol (2.52 standard drinks against 1.18). The Fog Cutter has more calories (about 314 against 153) and more sugar (13.3 g against 8.4 g). Both are shaken; the Bee’s Knees is served in a coupe, the Fog Cutter in a highball.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2¼ : ½ : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Fog Cutter.
Tiki & Punches · Rum
The ratio · 2 : 1 : ½ : 1 : 2 : ½ : ½
Highlighted: not in the Bee’s Knees.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.
Bee’s Knees vs.
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