Recipes
The Bee’s Knees
Ingredients
- 2 oz Barr Hill Gin
- .75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- .75 oz Raw Honey Syrup (2:1)
Directions
Combine ingredients in a mixing tin, add ice, shake, then double strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Add garnish.
To make honey syrup: combine 1 cup raw honey and 1/2 cup hot (not boiling) water. Stir until honey is dissolved. Store in fridge.

Hot Off The Press
Ingredients
- 1 oz Tom Cat Gin
- 1 oz Amaro Ciociaro
- 6 oz Vermont Apple Cider
- 1 oz Fresh Orange Juice
- 0.5 oz Raw Honey Syrup (2:1)
- Nutmeg Garnish
Directions
Combine and heat Apple Cider, Orange Juice, and Honey Syrup.
Pour Tom Cat Gin and Amaro Ciociaro into a mug. Top with heated mixture (above) and stir.
Grate fresh Nutmeg on top.

The Kingdom Buck
Ingredients
- 2 oz Tom Cat Gin
- 0.25 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- .5oz Cranberry Juice
- Ginger Beer
- Rosemary, lime, and cranberry for garnish
Directions
Combine ingredients over ice in a copper mug and top with ginger beer. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary, lime wheel, and floating cranberries.
Also try skewering the cranberries and coating with sugar for an extra festive look.

Tom Cat Boulevardier
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Tom Cat Gin
- .75 oz Campari
- .75 oz Sweet Red Vermouth
- Orange twist Garnish
Directions
Combine Tom Cat, Campari, and Vermouth in a mixing glass filled with ice and stir. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and add garnish.

Amarro Sour
Ingredients
- 1 oz Barr Hill gin
- 1 oz Amaro of your Choice
- 1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1 oz Raw Honey Syrup (2:1)
- Egg White
Directions
Combine ingredients in a mixing tin and dry shake without ice for 30 seconds. Add ice and shake again for 15 seconds. Double strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a spray or drops of Angostura bitters.

Bijou
Ingredients
- 2 oz Barr Hill Gin
- .5 oz Sweet Vermouth
- .5 oz Green Chartreuse
- 2 dashes Orange Bitters
Directions
Combine ingredients in mixing glass, add ice, stir, strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist. This cocktail also works well served over ice.

Tom Cat Old Fashioned
Ingredients
- 2 oz Tom Cat Gin
- 1/2 tsp Demerara Syrup (2 parts demerara sugar : 1 part warm water)
- 2-3 dashes Angostura Bitters
- Lemon or Orange Twist
Directions
Combine ingredients in a mixing glass, add ice, stir, then strain into an old fashioned glass over fresh ice. Garnish by squeezing the citrus twists over the top of the cocktail.
Later people began to make what we call a muddled fruit old fashioned with cherries and oranges. Try them both and see which you prefer!

Barr Hill Vodka Martini
Ingredients
- 2.5 oz Barr Hill Vodka
- .5 oz Dry Vermouth
- 2 dashes Orange Bitters
- Lemon Twist
Directions
Combine ingredients in a mixing glass, add ice, and stir. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon twist

The Bee’s Freeze
Ingredients
- 2 oz Barr Hill Gin
- 1.5 oz Raw Honey Syrup (2 parts raw honey : 1 part warm water)
- 1.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1 cup Ice
Directions
Blend all together and enjoy.
We use a little more lemon juice and honey syrup than a regular Bee’s Knees for this to create a smoother consistency and better balance of flavor in the frozen version.
For bonus points, try adding a few of your favorite fresh, seasonal berries into the blender, too!

Our Story
Here, at Barr Hill, we make a spirit unlike all others. A gin made with the wisdom of the wild. Not just a handcrafted gin, a truly Landcrafted gin. We leave the botanicals to those who know them best: the bees. Traveling miles of meadows in search of the noblest nectar, they create a golden elixir bursting with the essence of endless flowered hillsides. Marrying their raw, untouched honey with the beauty of juniper, our distillers craft an award-winning gin as distinct as the place where it’s from. Open a bottle and smell the fragrance of our fields. Pour a glass and sense the purity of purpose. Take a sip and know that—no matter where you are —this is Barr Hill.
Welcome and Enjoy.