Okolehao
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ʻŌkolehao is an alcoholic spirit whose main ingredient was the root of the ti plant. ʻŌkolehao's forerunner was a fermented ti root beverage or beer. When distillation techniques were introduced by an
Green ti plants in the Makawao Forest Reserve, Maui
Bee's knees
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A bees knees is a Prohibition era cocktail made with gin, fresh lemon juice, and honey. It is served shaken and chilled, often with a lemon twist.
Okolehao
…ʻōkolehao, orange juice, pineapple juice, lemon juice, and orgeat syrup with crushed ice. In addition it has been used as a gin substitute in the Bee's Knees. On 3/7/1927, Sol Hoopii's Novelty Trio recorded "Hula Blues", which became and has remained a very popular recording. It is a hapa-haole song, composed…
A bee's knees cocktail made with gin, 1:1 honey syrup, lemon juice and orange juice
Bees knees cocktail with Barr Hill Gin, honey, and lemon