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Queen's Knees

Aperitivo/aperitif · Autumn/fall · Champagne

4.1 24 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Calvados apple brandy
1/4 oz Honey and water syrup
2 dash Orange bitters
1 1/2 oz Brut sparkling wine

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  3. 5 TOP with sparkling wine.

Garnish

  1. 6 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

17.7% alc./vol. · 1.3 standard drinks · 158 calories

History

Apple brandy and honey pair naturally, melding harmoniously with bitter, zesty orange and invigorating dry sparkling wine.

This cocktail is an adaptation of a riff on the Bees Knees, created by Stephanie Jordan, who calls herself the queen bee of Avallen.

Also known as Queen Bee · Created by Stephanie Jordan