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Yellowjacket: A Mezcal Bee’s Knees Riff

Recipe: Charles Joly , The Riff Raff Club , New York City

Photo: Billy Boy Studio

February 14, 2025

The Riff Raff Club Yellowjacket: Mezcal Bee's Knees Riff

Charles Joly reimagines the Bee’s Knees recipe for Imbibe 75 Place to Watch The Riff Raff Club with more bite, giving it a mezcal backbone and playing up the honeyed sweetness with yellow Chartreuse.

Ingredients

2 oz. mezcal
3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice
1/4 oz. yellow Chartreuse
1/4 oz. honey syrup
3 dashes orange bitters

Tools:shaker, strainer
Glass:coupe
Garnish:lemon peel

Preparation

Combine all of the ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled coupe. Mist with lemon oil and garnish.

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