How to Make a Cool Waters
BARTENDER Magazine’s Recommended Spirit: Ketel One Vodka
1. Prepare fresh watermelon juice by blending ripe watermelon and straining through a fine-mesh sieve.
2. Gently infuse the watermelon juice with fresh shiso leaves to introduce herbal notes.
3. Combine Ketel One Vodka, watermelon juice, shiso infusion, white balsamic vinegar, and feta in a mixing container.
3. Clarify the mixture using a milk-punch technique, allowing the dairy solids to separate before filtering until the liquid is clear.
3. Thoroughly chill the clarified cocktail, transfer it to a carbonation-safe vessel, and force carbonate with CO₂.
3. Carefully pour into a chilled highball or fizz glass over a long ice spear.
3. Garnish with a small piece of watermelon rind.
