Cocktail · Uzbekistan
Uzbek Melon Highball
Uzbek Melon Highball recipe from Uzbekistan: vodka, fresh melon, lemon and soda water. Exact oz/ml measures and full method.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Highball glass
- Base
- Vodka
Ingredients
- 2 oz (60 ml) vodka
- 1.5 oz (45 ml) fresh melon juice
- 0.75 oz (22 ml) fresh lemon juice
- 3 oz (90 ml) soda water
Garnish
Lemon wheel
How to make it
- 1Chill a highball glass and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add vodka, melon juice, lemon juice and soda water to the highball glass, putting any sparkling ingredient in last.
- 3Add ice and stir gently three times to combine without flattening bubbles.
- 4Finish with a lemon wheel and serve immediately.
The story behind Uzbek Melon Highball
Fresh melon—the fruit most associated with Uzbekistan’s celebrated summer harvest—drives this vodka highball. Lemon and soda keep it fragrant and light, ideal for the cooler first hour of a warm evening.
This is a Where It's Five house creation inspired by local ingredients and drinking traditions, not a historic national cocktail.