Happy Friday! I'm back today with a new cocktail recipe just in rime for summer: the watermelon spritz. My mom gave me a really good watermelon last weekend and one thing came to mind when I cut into it: cocktails. This a super yummy and refreshing cocktail that can also be made as a mocktail, just ditch the alcohol!
Watermelon Spritz Cocktail
Makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup watermelon chunks (to make 2 oz watermelon juice)
- 2 oz vodka (omit if you're making a mocktail)
- Juice of 1/2 lime (about 1/2 oz)
- 1 tsp simple syrup (more or less to taste)
- 3 oz sparkling water (I use lime flavored)
Instructions
- Muddle the watermelon chunks in a cocktail shaker - you want it to resemble a pulp. You can strain it down to the juice, or let the cocktail shaker strain it once you mix everything else together. It should create about 2 oz of watermelon juice.
- Add the vodka, lime juice, and simple syrup to the watermelon juice in the cocktail shaker and shake vigorously to chill.
- Strain contents of the cocktail shaker over ice and top with the sparkling water. Stir gently to combine.
- Garnish with a lime and enjoy!
I hope you have a great weekend! I've mentioned this in the past, but the first day of summer (this Sunday!) has always been my favorite day of the year. I'm a summer girl through and through, and for the past several years my family has taken a trip up to Reddish Knob to ring in summer, and I'm so excited to do that again this year!
xoxx, Laura
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