Trying the "Show Me Your Melons" Cocktail!
Trying the "Show Me Your Melons" Cocktail!
I came across his recipe by Lui Fernandes (YouTuber) and just had to try it! I made mine as a mocktail as I am still waiting for this baby to make her arrival, but I will also include the original recipe below.
This drink is delicious and a beautiful example of using ingredients that are in season! I have tried growing melons for the last 3 years. The first year was a bust, last year I got one small watermelon, and this year even with much neglect I have a melon currently growing in the garden! I am already looking forward to what I can try and grow in the garden next year!
Using honey dew juice was very unique and interesting. I do not prefer my drinks really sweet and if I made this again I think I could cut back on some of the sugar Lui calls for. However, I would be interested to see how the tequila would balance with the sweetness he adds, but as a mocktail I would probably cut the sugar he adds to the juice and just add a 1:1 honey simple syrup and give that a try! However, if you like sweet things, make it just as the recipe calls for below!
Show Me Your Melons -cocktail (by Lui Fernandes) Serves: 1
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes Ingredients:
1 honey dew melon
white sugar
1 jalapeno
4-5 mint leaves (plus 1 mint sprig for garnish)
honey
0.75 ounce of lemon juice
0.5 of dry sherry (check out my sherry alternative in the mocktail recipe if you don’t have sherry at home)
2 ounces tequila blanco
ice
Equipment:
Muddler (or the back of a spoon)
Cocktail shaker
Jigger or measuring tool
Shaker tin and strainer
Cocktail Skewer
Instructions:
( Cut out 2 small melon balls for garnish first ) Make the honey dew juice, by seeding, cutting, and juicing the honey dew melon. Lui uses a vegetable juice. I used my Vitamix blender and then strained the pulp with a cheese cloth. Either will work! Then mix 2 parts juice with 1 part white sugar.
Muddle one slice of jalapeno in your shaker tin.
Add 4-5 mint leaves to the shaker and 1 ounce of honey dew juice, 0.5 ounce of 2:1 honey simple syrup, 0.75 ounce of lemon juice, 0.5 ounce of a dry sherry, and 2 ounces of a blanco tequila.
Add ice and shake it up!
Double strain into a high ball glass.
Add crushed ice.
Garnish with a mint sprig and 2 melon balls on a skewer. We recommend these gold cocktail skewers that we think are so beautiful!
Show Me Your Melons - BarBees mocktail version Serves: 1
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes Ingredients:
1 honey dew melon
white sugar
1 jalapeno
4-5 mint leaves (plus 1 mint sprig for garnish)
honey
1 ounce of lemon juice
1 ounce of lime juice
ice
Equipment:
Muddler (or the back of a spoon)
Cocktail shaker
Jigger or measuring tool
Shaker tin and strainer
Instructions:
(Cut out 2 small melon balls for garnish first ) Make the honey dew juice, by seeding, cutting, and juicing the honey dew melon. Lui uses a vegetable juice. I used my Vitamix blender and then strained the pulp with a cheese cloth. Either will work! Then mix 2 parts juice with 1 part white sugar.
Muddle one slice of jalapeno in your shaker tin.
Add 4-5 mint leaves to the shaker and 1.5 ounces of honey dew juice, 0.5 ounce of 1:1 honey simple syrup, 1 ounce of lemon juice, 1 ounce of lime juice, 0.75 ounce of a dry sherry alternative and a pinch of salt.
Add ice and shake it up!
Double strain into a high ball glass.
Add crushed ice.
Garnish with a mint sprig and 2 melon balls on a skewer. We recommend these gold cocktail skewers that we think are so beautiful!
Why You’ll Love This Drink!
Using the honey dew juice is such a unique experience for a cocktail. Nothing like I have ever had before!
It’s light, sweet and refreshing with a hint of a spicy and savory element.
It has tequila in it, what’s not to love about that!?!?!