#Watermelon brisk how to#
Cachaça makes a perfect samba partner for the fruit, acting more like a lead dancer than does refined rum, but also knowing how to set a perfect tempo. Stefan Huebner, co-owner of Dot Dot Dot in Charlotte, set out to make a Southern twist on that South American classic, adding watermelon juice, mint, lime, and orange liqueur. It also stars as the base spirit in the caipirinha (a drink that’s close kin to the daiquiri). Smuggler, from the Charlotte bar Dot Dot Dot, stands tall in a collins glass.Ĭonsider cachaça as rum’s rough-and-tumble cousin from Brazil-bigger, brasher, harder to tame. In a pinch, another herbal liqueur can suffice (we used Bénédictine to good effect), but LeMon says splurging on a bottle of Green Chartreuse will pay off with lasting dividends-your Becky will be anything but basic. “It’s the most complicated liquid on the planet,” LeMon says. The French liqueur dates to the late eighteenth century and is composed of 130 herbs and other botanicals, so it’s essentially inviting an entire orchestra to join your quartet. (“It’s complicated,” he says.) But that small bit of Chartreuse adds another large measure of complexity. The cocktail’s name riffs on slang for someone with basic tastes-which LeMon says his staff often accuses him of being. “I love making fruity cocktails with a balance of acidity and little accents of bittersweetness to give depth to the fruit,” LeMon says. In his mix go dry vermouth, a sweet herbal liqueur, and a hint of mint, all of which harmonize splendidly with the melon’s round sweetness. LeMon begins with the simple watermelon drink of time immemorial-melon, spirit, ice-then takes that oompah march and transforms it into a symphony.
Among those celebrating the melon’s endurance is Micah LeMon, the bar manager at the Alley Light in Charlottesville, Virginia. And that enduring attraction has fused with the craft cocktail resurgence in the past few years. Watermelon has inspired bartenders for decades. Brunch at Becky’s, a gin cocktail from the Alley Light in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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