Recipes

Hendrick's and Honeydew

Name: Hendrick's and Honeydew
Ingredients: 7 medium honeydew melon balls; 1 1/2 ounces gin, preferably Hendrick's; Ice; 1 ounce chilled tonic water; 1 thyme sprig

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Honeydew melon was in season when Kristina Burke and her husband, chef Jim Burke, opened their restaurant, so they decided to use it in a drink. The cucumber and rose flavors in Hendrick's gin balance the melon's almost unctuous sweetness.

By Kristina Burke

and Jim Burke

Updated on August 9, 2022

Yield:

1 drink

Ingredients

7 medium honeydew melon balls
1 1/2 ounces gin, preferably Hendrick's
Ice
1 ounce chilled tonic water
1 thyme sprig

Directions

In a cocktail shaker, muddle 4 of the honeydew balls with the gin. Add ice and shake well. Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass and stir in the chilled tonic water. Garnish with the remaining 3 honeydew balls and the thyme sprig.