Melon and Basil Cocktail

This drink is focusing on the natural combination of summer flavors: melon and basil.

I used light rum to pair with these delicate summer flavors.

Since I started cocktail making, I love using falernum, it adds not only sweetness to the drink but also more complex depth with hints of clove and ginger,  and I feel falernum enhances delicate sweetness of cantaloupe melon.  

This refreshing summer cocktail can be enjoyed on its own in summer sunshine or paired with anything melon dishes. Next time when you have melon and prosciutto, does melon and basil cocktail sound good, doesn’t it?

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Melon and Basil Cocktail

Course Drinks

Keyword Cocktail

Total Time 10 minutes minutes

Equipment

• Electric Blender or Electric Juicer

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 ounces light rum (Plantation 3 Stars)
• 1/2 ounce falernum (John D Taylor’s)
• 1/2 ounce fresh-squeezed lime juice
• 2 ounces cantaloupe melon puree see note
• 5 fresh basil leaves

GARNISH

• Melon slice
• Fresh basil leaves

Instructions

• Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass filled with ice; shake and strain into a glass with crushed ice. Garnish with melon slice and basil leaves.

Notes

For melon puree, cut and peel melon. Remove seeds and cut into bite sizes. Use an electric blender to puree until smooth, or use an electric juicer to squeeze the juice.