A bright, floral Empirical Symphony 6 highball with lime, honey and soda.
Simple · 2 min · plus 1 hr ahead
Citrus leaves and flowers lead in Symphony 6. A drop each of citric acid and salt solution sharpen it, and lime cordial and honey water round it out before the soda: a summer drink in its simplest, freshest form.
Ingredients
1 oz Empirical Symphony 6
¼ oz lime cordial*
¼ oz honey water (1:1 honey:water ratio)
1 drop citric acid (5:1 water:acid ratio)
1 drop salt (5:1 water:acid ratio)
2 oz soda water
30 ml Empirical Symphony 6
10 ml lime cordial*
10 ml honey water (1:1 honey:water ratio)
1 drop citric acid (5:1 water:acid ratio)
1 drop salt (5:1 water:acid ratio)
60 ml soda water
Alternatives
Lime cordial — fresh lime juice with simple syrup.
Citric acid solution — fresh lemon or lime juice.
Saline solution — a small pinch of salt.
Method
Combine Symphony 6, lime cordial, honey water, citric acid and salt over ice in a highball.
Top up with soda water.
*To make the lime cordial: combine 10 lime zests and 500 g sugar to make an oleo saccharum.
Add 150 ml lime juice, 350 ml water and 5 g citric acid. Dissolve and strain.
