Water

• 1
  Mix ingredients together.
• 2
  Pour onto a clear rod of ice in a 300ml graduated grey Bormioli Rocco glass.
• 3
  Ideally paired with a single xiao long bao (soup dumpling) served on a smoked glass plate.

One of a series of drinks named for the five Chinese elements—water, wood, fire, wood and metal—this is a light and refreshing drink that evokes ingredients with high water content, such as cucumber and melon. The baijiu grounds the other ingredients, adds a level of complexity, and provides a bridge to the xiao long bao.