Most basic recipe
You guess the proportions. Serve over ice.
Could be improved with
- Fresh grapefruit juice
- A touch of lime juice
- Glass rimmed with a salt/citric acid mix (or, if you have it,
Tajín)
2. Spiked Yakult
Most basic recipe
Best way to drink this was to serve your Yakult and use the same
container to measure the Soju. Drink as a shot.
Could be improved with
- Any non-flavored Soju
- Use only 1/2 part Soju
3. Rum and Coke
Most basic recipe
- Coca-cola or your favorite cola-flavored soda
- Rum
You guess the proportions. Serve over ice.
Could be improved with
Spiced rum, actually: this is not a cocktail for fancy rum.
4. «Back to school» Melona
Most basic recipe
- 1 honeydew Melona ice cream bar
- Soju
- Sprite
A friend of mine showed me this. The idea is to dissolve the Melona
in the Sprite (these, along with the ice should be about 2/3 of the
glass) and then add Soju.
Could be improved with
Dissolving the Melona in the Sprite caused it to go flat from the
agitation. I believe it would be way better to
- Use not-so-cold bars so that they dissolve quickly,
- Dissolve the bar in Soju first and top with ice and Sprite
later,
- While the taste was amazing, it’s also possible to use other,
cheaper ice cream bars. I tried it with lime bars and it was also
amazing.
5. Mezcal & Tonic
Most basic recipe
Prepare exactly as you would a Gin & Tonic, but substitute with
Mezcal instead of Gin
Could be improved by
Little, actually. However, I didn’t went too fancy on preparing
these: my local Walmart sells these tea-like satchels with premade mixes
of aromatics to infuse the Gin/Mezcal. All I had to do was to let those
infuse for a couple minutes before adding the ice and mezcal. I suppose
that using actual fruits and aromatics would improve it.
Most basic recipe
Look up any of the three mojito recipes posted online.1
Could be improved by
Substituting the rum with Mezcal
7. «Homemade» iced «tea»
Most basic recipe
- Ginger or black tea, brewed strong, unsweetened
- Sprite
Mix about 1 part tea with 2 parts Sprite. Serve over ice
Could be improved by
Little, actually. But I couldn’t get enough of this combo and want to
experiment more, with other infusions and soft drinks.
Most basic recipe
While I love the combination, I really want to explore this drink
deeper and make a proper writeup about it. For now, my ratio is about 1
part soju per 2 parts beer, but apparently the exact ratio is hotly
contested and I’m not qualified to give any authoritative position.
Could be improved by
Using Korean beer, perhaps? I’ve only tried with Mexican ales, of
course.
9. Stout float
Most basic recipe
- 1 scoop of the nicest vanilla ice cream you can find
- Stout beer
Float the ice cream in the beer. Enjoy.
Could be improved by
Beer snobs not commenting on the internet about how this «ruins the
beer».
10. Water
Most basic recipe
1 mole2 moles Hydrogen- 1 mole Oxygen
- Non-insignificant sources of heat
- Expensive equipment
Given the massive difficulties of actually synthesizing water from
its constituent elements, I strongly advise against doing this. It’s
much better to buy it premade.
Could be improved by
Coffee.
11. Coffee
Most basic recipe
I use James Hoffmann’s recipes for:
- Hario V60 (and similar drop methods)
- Moka pot
- Aeropress
Rule of thumb for me: 50 grams of coffee per liter of water.
Could be improved by
Having more.
-
Yes, I’ve checked. There’s only three recipes for
mojitos on the internet. No more, no less.
Postscript: Thank you to The Custodian for pointing out that I didn't pass elementary stoichiometry