🍉 Wateremelon Daiquiri

This recipe was created by me, see below for steps I took to get here.

Ingredients

• 2 oz light rum
• 1 oz acid adjusted watermelon juice
• 3/4 oz simple syrup
• 3 drops saline solution
• Garnish: tiny watermelon wedge

Instructions

• Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice
• Shake until chilled
• Double strain into a coupe glass
• Garnish with a tiny watermelon wedge

Smooth Unfolding

This recipe came about slowly and interatively, as so many do.

1. At first, I had leftover watermelon and quickly made a Watermelon Long with it.
2. Next I remembered I had citric acid in the cupboard and had never used it. So I looked up the concentration of citric acid in watermelon and lemons.
3. I wanted to make a recipe to share with my friend who's resturant often serves tiki drinks, so I wanted to use this acid adjusted watermelon with rum. Which lead me to a daiquiri. This was a great start!
4. Months ago, in training for a half marathon I purchased a electrolyte mix that a friend suggested. In the same pack I found my favorite flavor was "salted watermelon". I wanted to bring a hint of that to this drink. So I made a saline solution and added 3 drops to the drink. Love it.
5. Next, I tried making this with tequila and mezcal and it was just ok. I think the rum is the right choice here.
6. The next step I want to try is explore if malic acid could add a little deeper dimension to the sour/tartness of the drink.
7. Im also tempted to garnish with with a sour patch kid...
8. Garnish with mint?
9. Over the rocks?

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