Why So Serious
The Why So Serious - a mezcal highball with a difference thanks to some extra zing from fermented watermelon.
Ingredients
45ml
Sombra Mezcal
15ml
Lacto Melon Juice
22.5ml
Lime
15ml
Strega
7.5ml
Oleo
2
Dashes of mole bitters
10
Drops black cardamom tincture
1
Burnt orange wheel and lapsang spritz to garnish
0 units of alcohol per serve
Equipment
1
Collins glass
1
Ice speer
Serves:
Method
METHOD
1. First, create a batch of lacto fermented watermelon for which you'll need:
- 1 Watermelon cubed
- 2% Salt
Cube the watermelon and add 2% of its weight in kosher salt. Vacuum seal and crush the melon and salt mixture into pleasant mush. Ferment for 3-4 days. Blitz in blender and fine strain. Freeze in 1L increments and thaw as needed.
2. Add 15ml of this mixture to the other ingredients in a tin and shake with ice.
3. Add an ice speer to a Collins glass.
4. Add the mix to your glass.
4. Garnish with a burnt orange wheel and lapsang spritz.
Alcohol content
22g per serve