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Summer Drink Recipe: Watermelon- Tequila Cocktails
Every season deserves its own cocktail. My favorites…
Fall: Cranberry Mojitos
Winter: The Best Red Wine Sangria
Spring: Spotted Gecko Margaritas
And a new one for me this summer: Watermelon- Tequila Cocktails
Originally from Bobby Flay, this drink combines watermelon & lime juices with simple syrup. Silver tequila is the alcohol of choice in this one. A few blueberries and mint leaves are dropped into each drink and muddled around a bit.
A little garnish of watermelon wedge completes the drink. Does this say ‘summer’ or what? We had these over 4th of July weekend, but they’d be great for a summer bbq or Labor Day party.
I served these in mason jars just to be a little quirky and fun. I’m not usually a big tequila fan, but it worked well w/ the watermelon. I was a little torn on whether or not I should try to use just regular old gold tequila instead of the suggested ‘silver’ tequila. In the end, I went with the silver. My Twitter friends convinced me that the smoother-tasting silver tequila would work best in this drink, and I think they were right. It was tough to stop drinking these… they were so sweet and yummy.
This recipe can be found here: Watermelon- Tequila Cocktails
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More watermelon drinks on the blogs:
RecipeGirl.com: Watermelon Mojitos
In Jennie’s Kitchen: Watermelon- Cilantro Margaritas
Al Dente: Watermelon Lemonade
FeelGood Eats: Watermelon Agua Fresca
Lisa is Cooking: Pink Margarita Slushes
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nina — August 13, 2009 @ 2:34 AM
If these pictures do not shout out “SUMMER!!!!!”, I don’t know what does???Beautiful!!!
Michelle — August 13, 2009 @ 3:23 AM
Love it. And I love the beach in the background too. I would surely love resting in that sand with one of those drinks in my hand. : )
patsyk — August 13, 2009 @ 4:21 AM
That looks like it could be dangerous! Will have to try it though… that’s my kind of cocktail!
megan — August 13, 2009 @ 6:30 AM
I’m afraid this looks chuggable. That could get me into trouble! Simply summer stunning!
Jennifer — August 13, 2009 @ 7:25 AM
I tasted my first watermelon margarita recently and trust this cocktail will be even more fun and refreshing.
southern hostess — August 13, 2009 @ 7:46 AM
These look tasty, and I love the mason jars.
Kelsey/TheNaptimeChef — August 13, 2009 @ 10:57 AM
This looks amazing and screams summer. I can easily see myself drinking 1 (or 3!) of these!
Bellini Valli — August 13, 2009 @ 11:42 AM
This definitely says summer:D
Gera @ SweetsFoods — August 13, 2009 @ 3:05 PM
Lori the watermelon picture is brilliant and refreshing I need urgently this type of things in my winter. Extremely dangerous…I want this cocktail now!
Cheers,
Gera
zahavah — August 13, 2009 @ 3:09 PM
I have a watermelon in my fridge and some blueberries, a mint plant, and loads of tequila. YUM! Great pics too.
Amanda — August 14, 2009 @ 5:09 AM
I want to be your neighbor. You are always making wonderful drink concoctions!
Gaby — August 14, 2009 @ 7:39 AM
wow this sounds AMAZING! I could use about 5 of these tonight!
Sophie — August 14, 2009 @ 12:09 PM
That is a lovely summer cocktail!!!! Yummie looking!!
Karine — August 14, 2009 @ 7:00 PM
I would love to have this right now! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Elizabeth Spann Craig — August 15, 2009 @ 9:42 AM
Looks beautiful! I love the mason jar touch.
Elizabeth/Riley
Heidi — August 15, 2009 @ 6:27 PM
My daughter recently told me to add a cocktail category to my blog, but I’m not very cocktail savy, so I’m glad to see this summery drink that I simply must try. Love the mason jars!
Kerstin — August 15, 2009 @ 6:44 PM
I’ve never had a watermelon cocktail before, what a great idea, it looks delicious and super refreshing!
Avanika (Yumsilicious Bakes) — August 16, 2009 @ 3:06 AM
Watermelon and tequila – my two favorite things!! This looks amazing!! I could definitely down a few of these
MY LIFE IS YUMMY — August 16, 2009 @ 12:40 PM
you always have such great drinks! too bad i dont really drink too much, otherwise ill be all over this!~
Ted — August 16, 2009 @ 7:43 PM
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