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Velvet Serpent
AI-generatedMediumHighball
A silky, dark-hearted highball that wraps coffee liqueur and rum in a cool cucumber mist with a whisper of salt.
Ingredients
- ◆1 1/2 oz dark rum
- ◆3/4 oz kahlua
- ◆1/2 oz lime juice
- ◆4 slices cucumber (muddled, 4 thick slices)
- ◆2 oz sparkling water
- ◆1 pinch salt
Method
- 11. Place cucumber slices and a pinch of salt in the base of a shaker and muddle firmly until fully broken down.
- 22. Add dark rum, kahlua, lime juice, and ice to the shaker.
- 33. Shake hard for 12 seconds to integrate the cucumber water with the spirits.
- 44. Double-strain over fresh ice into a highball glass to remove all cucumber solids.
- 55. Top with sparkling water and stir once gently from the bottom.
- 66. Taste and add a second pinch of salt only if the coffee notes feel too heavy.
PRO TIP
Salt is not just seasoning here — it suppresses bitterness from the kahlua and brightens the cucumber; do not skip it, but add it before muddling so it draws out the cucumber's liquid naturally.
Garnish — thin cucumber ribbon threaded onto a skewer
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