Watermelon is the best summer time fruit for cocktails. To begin with, it’s crazy-refreshing (it also has water in the name). Second, its sweet, fruity flavor pairs with a variety of spirits from vodka to tequila to rum. Third, its rosy hue is irresistible.
Watermelon creates a scrumptious drink with no complex syrups or bitters. Here, three crazy-simple watermelon cocktails that anybody could make.
Sparkling Watermelon Cocktail (left )
From EN Japanese Brasserie
Makes 1 drink
two to three oz. fresh watermelon juice (to have an easy shortcut, muddle watermelon inside a cocktail tin and strain it right into a glass)
Mint sprig, for garnish
Pour the watermelon juice right into a flute. Top with chilled sparkling wine. Garnish having a mint sprig.
20 mint leaves, chopped
two tablespoons superfine sugar
cup freshly squeezed lime juice
cup light rum
6 ounces seedless watermelon, pureed
Towards the bottom of a big shaker, muddle the mint, sugar and cup from the lime juice. Fill the shaker with ice. Add some rum, watermelon puree and also the remaining cup of lime juice shake well. Strain into old-fashioned glasses over ice.
6 watermelon chunks (3 skewered on the pick, for garnish)
oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
oz. agave nectar
oz. St-Germain elderflower liqueur
2 oz. blanco tequila
Inside a cocktail shaker, muddle 3 watermelon chunks. Add ice and also the lime juice, agave nectar, St-Germain and blanco tequila and shake well. Fine-strain right into a chilled, ice-filled collins glass, and garnish that coffee using the skewered watermelon chunks.