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Honeydew Mint Mezcal Highball with Worm Salt

A summer Don Catrin cocktail built around fruit, citrus, cold glass, and the savory ritual of worm salt.

By carlos

10 minutes1 cocktailWorm Salt
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Honeydew Mint Mezcal Highball with Worm Salt

Ingredients.

Don Catrín Worm Salt jar

Made with

Worm Salt.

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Make it.

  1. Rim a highball glass with lime and worm salt, then fill with ice.
  2. Gently clap the mint leaves to release aroma.
  3. Shake mezcal, honeydew juice, lime, agave, and mint with ice.
  4. Strain into the glass and top with sparkling water.

To Serve

Garnish with a mint sprig and a thin honeydew wedge.

Ritual

Sip from the salted side first, then from the clean side. The contrast shows why melon and salt belong together.

Adapted from the existing Don Catrín recipe.

Story

Honeydew is subtle, which makes it a beautiful summer mixer when it is handled with restraint. It brings freshness without taking over the glass.

Mint gives the drink lift, lime gives it direction, and mezcal adds smoke underneath the melon. Worm salt turns the rim into the anchor, adding savory depth to an otherwise delicate cocktail.

This is a quieter summer drink: pale green, cold, and built for slow sipping.

Notes & Variations

  • Use cucumber juice for half of the honeydew juice for a greener profile.
  • Use tequila if you want the melon flavor to stay very clean.

Explore More

See the full cocktail collection in our Worm Salt Recipes guide, or start at the main Recipes hub.

New to the ritual? Read What is Worm Salt?.

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