# Hot and Cold Bees Knees Gin, Honey, Lemon, Earl Grey Foam

This Bees Knees cocktail starts with a warm Earl Grey tea foam and finishes clean and chilled, offering a fun play on textures and temperatures.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Earl Grey tea bags
- hot water
- 150 ml Earl Grey tea concentrate
- 50 ml simple syrup
- 50 ml lemon juice
- 1 g methylcellulose 50
- 0.3 g xanthan gum
- 2 oz gin
- 0.75 oz honey syrup
- 0.75 oz lemon juice
- big ice cube

## Instructions

1. First, brew an Earl Grey tea concentrate, steeping Earl Grey tea bags in hot water for a couple of minutes.
2. Then use 150 ml of tea, 50 ml of simple syrup and 50 ml of lemon juice.
3. Bring in the foaming agents: 1 g of methylcellulose 50 and 0.3 g of xanthan gum.
4. Sift the powders then blend to disperse.
5. Pour this into a cream whipper.
6. Charge with an N2O charge and then shake.
7. Keep this in a water bath until it reaches 155 degrees Fahrenheit.
8. To serve, combine 2 oz of gin, 3/4 an ounce of honey syrup and 3/4 an ounce of lemon juice.
9. Shake with a big ice cube.
10. Pour the cocktail into a cup.
11. Add that shaken ice cube.
12. Layer the warm tea foam over the top.

## Equipment

- cream whipper
- N2O charger
- water bath
- cup

## Tips

- Overall, I think it's an interesting and accessible way to play with texture and temperature.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@moresavorygoods/video/7592676781447073055
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6282fdbd-70b8-437b-aaca-b2370bf7a668
- Extracted: 2026-01-29

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