Melondramatic

Name: Melondramatic
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Olmeca Altos Blanco Tequila; 1/2 oz Mal Bien Espadin Mezcal; 1/2 oz Mr Black Coffee Liqueur; 3/4 oz Lime Juice; 3/4 oz Watermelon Syrup (3:1 Juice To Sugar); 3 dash(es) Bittermens Hellfire Habenero Shrub; 2 drop(s) Saline Solution

By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: August 4, 2022

Refreshing

Seasonal

At last, I finally got a big ole watermelon to make watermelon cocktails! I skipped the easy and simple ones and decided to pull out some tools and unexpected flavor pairings to really knock, well, my socks off, cause you really can’t imagine what this is like until you taste it. Blanco Tequila and Mezcal form a base around a pretty wild combo of modifiers: lime juice, watermelon syrup, coffee liqueur and a watermelon Guinness foam. I’m a crazy mad scientist but I made a banger here, with the fr...

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz
Olmeca Altos Blanco Tequila

1/2 oz
Mal Bien Espadin Mezcal

1/2 oz
Mr Black Coffee Liqueur

3/4 oz
Lime Juice

3/4 oz
Watermelon Syrup (3:1 Juice To Sugar)

3 dash(es)
Bittermens Hellfire Habenero Shrub

2 drop(s)
Saline Solution

Instructions

Garnish

Beer Foam*

Build

Shake & Double Strain

Glass

Hurricane

Estimated strength

About 18% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

Other Recipes by Mike Vander Horn

Saturn Sour

Bristlecone Sour G&T

+ 199 More Recipes

Add all ingredients besides the foam to a shaker tin with ice and shake well. Double strain into a hurricane glass over cracked clear ice. Top with Watermelon Guinness Foam *For the foam add the following to an iSi Whipper: 2 oz Watermelon Juice 2 oz Guinness Stout 1/2 oz Agave Nectar 1 Egg White Charge with 4 N2O Cartridges, shaking for 15 seconds between each charge.

Editor's Note

Watermelon meets stout in this daring, high-concept sour. Coffee liqueur and mezcal provide a smoky, bittersweet backbone that grounds the fruit-forward profile.

Ratings & Comments (1)

Want to add a rating, comment, or photo?Open the app

Crafted Pour

1 September 2026

This is such a creative and bold use of ingredients! The watermelon and Guinness foam combination sounds like a fascinating texture and flavor experience.