Who doesn’t LOVE watermelon??
Celebrate National Watermelon Day with these boozy treats!
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Mix up refreshing watermelon cocktails with the “World’s Best Tasting Tequila”; Tequila Avión
Watermelon Cocktail
2 parts Avión Silver or Reposado
1 part Fresh Lime Juice
4 One-Inch Cubes Fresh Watermelon
Squeeze Agave Nectar
Muddle watermelon with agave nectar in a mixing glass. Add remaining ingredients, and shake vigorously with ice. Fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass, and garnish as desired.
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Watermelon Cucumber Cloud
2 oz Bombay Sapphire Gin
1 lemon slice
2 cucumber slices
Muddle
Big splash of sprite, shake, and strain over puff of cotton candy w/cucumber pick in martini glass
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From William Ward/The Beach at Dream Downtown Hotel
Frisky Fling
1 3/4 oz. Hendrick’s Gin
1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
3 one-inch cubes watermelon
3 slices cucumber (1/8″ thick)
Sparkling junmai sake
Muddle watermelon and two slices of cucumber in a shaker. Add ice, gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup, and shake vigorously until the shaker is very cold to the touch. Strain into a cocktail glass and top with sparkling sake. Garnish with a slice of cucumber.
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Celebrate National Watermelon Day with a different kind of melon…. a Midori & Ginger cocktail.
The original premium melon liqueur is created with the Yubari melon that is delectable and easy to mix.
Midori & Ginger
1 oz. MIDORI® Melon Liqueur
2 oz. Dry Ginger Ale
Juice from 2 Lime Wedges
Pour over ice and serve in a low ball glass.
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