Having a ball with this summer cocktail: the Melon Whisky Sour

Name: Melon Whisky Sour
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 ounces low peat scotch, like The Famous Grouse Whiskey; 1 oz Midori; 2 oz lemon juice; 1 oz simple syrup — If you don’t DIY, we recommend Liber &amp; Co’s Classic Gum syrup!; Melon balls, for garnish or freeze and use them as ice in the final step

Jul 20, 2023

Written by Joanna Franchini

Melon Whisky Sour

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Style

American

Makes

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

0 minutes

Not a lot about Scotch screams summer, so it tends to be a back-shelf spirit during the hotter months. Not anymore. Here we have a cocktail recipe that's determined to change your mind, and will have you sipping a scotch cocktail poolside in no time.

The classic whisky sour gets a delicious melon spin when paired with the fresh and bright melon-y Midori. Midori's signature taste stands up to the layers of malted flavor that you find in scotch.

Here we recommend using a low-peat expression of scotch, like The Famous Grouse, a terrific cocktail all-arounder that's currently shipping free!

You can garnish with a couple of spheres of melon, or freeze a variety of different melon balls and use them in place of ice! Whichever way you serve it, this is a fresh, delicious, and festive summer scotch cocktail!

Ingredients

2 ounces low peat scotch, like The Famous Grouse Whiskey
1 oz Midori
2 oz lemon juice
1 oz simple syrup — If you don’t DIY, we recommend Liber & Co’s Classic Gum syrup!
Melon balls, for garnish or freeze and use them as ice in the final step

Directions

Add all ingredients except the garnish to an ice-filled shaker and shake well.
Strain into a glass filled with ice and garnish with melon balls

Recipe Note

Freeze different colors of melon and use them in place of ice for a festive version of this amazing cocktail!

Comments on this post (1)

Aug 03, 2023
This is excellent substituting Rebel Yell bourbon.

— Dan Zimmerman

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