keeper's knees

Name: keeper's knees
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz (60 ml) Beefeater London Dry Gin; ¾ oz (22.5 ml) Honey water (1:1); ½ oz (15 ml) Lemon juice (freshly squeezed); ½ oz (15 ml) Orange juice (freshly squeezed)

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Method: shake
Glass: Coupe glass
Ice: Ice
Garnish: A lemon twist cut to resemble a diamond
ABV: 17%

Ingredients

Beefeater London Dry Gin — 2 oz (60 ml)
Honey water (1:1) — ¾ oz (22.5 ml)
Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) — ½ oz (15 ml)
Orange juice (freshly squeezed) — ½ oz (15 ml)

How to make it

Add lemon and orange juice to a shaker.
Add honey water.
Add gin.
Fill the other half of the shaker with one whole ice-cube and one cracked ice-cube.
Shake well, strain and serve in a coupe.
Twist a lemon peel over the drink. Rub the peel along the rim of the glass.
Cut to resemble a diamond. Place it in the cocktail.

A cocktail with lemon and orange juice.

Updated October 10, 2026