Watermelon Liqueur

sugar content: 8% (low)

No good. Gets a sickly sweet texture, and watermelon solids don’t suspend, or sink, but actually float!

Data

Watermelon:

  • sugar: 9%
  • water: 91%
  • acidity: 0.2%

#1 ☆☆☆

2008/6

  • 1 c watermelon mashed
  • 3/4 c vodka 100°
  • 3/4 c syrup
  • 1 tsp lemon mist

steep all 3 weeks

filter, age 1 mo?

#2 ☆☆☆

2008/6

  • 1.5 c watermelon mashed
  • 1 c vodka 100°
  • 3/4 c syrup
  • 1 tsp lemon mist