Salted Melon

Name: Salted Melon
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Cruz De Fuego Mezcal; 3/4 oz Honeydew Infused Campari; 1/2 oz Dolin Blanc Vermouth; 1/2 oz Cocchi Americano; 1/2 oz Fino Sherry; 2 dash(es) The Bitter Truth Celery Bitters

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By Mike Vander Horn

Made with a product from a current or former Crafted Pour partner. The creator may have received free product or other incentives from the brand.

4.5 Submitted on: April 21, 2022

Signatures

Spirit Forward

You tell me what this cocktail is a riff on. Negroni, White Negroni, Mezcal Negroni, Martini, Mezcal Martini… that’s why it got it’s own name. Bringing in a delicious Mezcal pairing with ingredients from all of the above, this is a nuanced but delicious stirred and boozy that I truly enjoyed creating and drinking. I was trying to finish up my honeydew infused Campari but the flavor actually comes through here along with the bitter orange; perhaps the botanicals in the vermouth allow the fruity i...

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz
Cruz De Fuego Mezcal

3/4 oz
Honeydew Infused Campari

1/2 oz
Dolin Blanc Vermouth

1/2 oz
Cocchi Americano

1/2 oz
Fino Sherry

2 dash(es)
The Bitter Truth Celery Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Build

Stir & Strain

Glass

Nick & Nora

Estimated strength

About 24% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

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Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and stir to dilute, about 50 rotations. Strain into a chilled Nick and Nora Glass. No Garnish

Editor's Note

Mezcal meets honeydew-infused Campari in this complex, stirred sipper. Fino sherry and celery bitters provide a savory, saline finish that anchors the floral and fruity notes.