Watermelon Mint Cooler Recipe - The Perfect Summer Cocktail
Memorial Day is the perfect time to kick off the summer season and what better way to do it than with a delicious Watermelon Mint Cooler? This cocktail is made with three cups of fresh watermelon, gin of your choice (such as Tanqueray), lime juice, and a fragrant mint simple syrup. To make the watermelon juice, simply blend the watermelon until smooth and strain out the juice using a fine mesh strainer. Mix the watermelon juice, gin, simple syrup, and lime juice together and serve over ice. Garnish with fresh mint leaves for an extra burst of flavor. This refreshing drink is perfect for those hot summer days and is sure to impress your guests. Cheers to the start of summer!
Ingredients:
- 3 cups of watermelon, diced
- Your favorite gin (such as Tanqueray)
- 2 limes, cut in half
- Mint simple syrup (made with 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of water, and a cup of fresh mint leaves)
- Fresh mint leaves, for garnish
Cooking steps:
- Blend the watermelon until smooth and strain out the juice using a fine mesh strainer.
- In a pitcher, mix the watermelon juice, gin, mint simple syrup, and lime juice.
- Serve the cocktail over ice in glasses.
- Garnish each glass with fresh mint leaves.
- Enjoy!
