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 New York Sour.
Head to head
Bee’s Knees and New York Sour side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have lemon juice. Only the Bee’s Knees has gin, honey syrup and orange juice; only the New York Sour has rye whiskey, simple syrup, egg white and red wine. In parts, a Bee’s Knees is 2¼ gin, ½ honey, 1 lemon and 1 orange; a New York Sour is 4 whiskey, 1½ syrup, 2 lemon and 1 red wine. By volume, the Bee’s Knees is 49% spirit, 21% mixer and juice, 21% citrus and 9% syrup and sugar; the New York Sour is 47% spirit, 23% citrus, 18% syrup and sugar and 12% mixer and juice. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The New York Sour is the stronger drink in the glass (14.2% ABV against 12.5%) and holds more alcohol (1.64 standard drinks against 1.18). The New York Sour has more calories (about 225 against 153) and more sugar (14.7 g against 8.4 g). Both are shaken; the Bee’s Knees is served in a coupe, the New York Sour in a rocks glass.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2¼ : ½ : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the New York Sour.
Sours · Whiskey
The ratio · 4 : 1½ : 2 : 1
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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