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Watermelon Sugar Recipe

Inspired by Gaucho Manchester
Time8m
Serves1

The Botanist Gin built long with Briottet prickly Pear liqueur, watermelon and pink grapefruit soda

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

Garnish

Method

Cocktail

1

Prepare fresh juices

If not using pre-made juices, blend about 1 cup of seeded watermelon and strain through a fine mesh sieve to yield 1 oz fresh watermelon juice. Juice a pink grapefruit and strain to obtain 0.5 oz fresh pink grapefruit juice. Measure and set aside.

2

Build and chill

Add The Botanist Gin (2 oz), Briottet Prickly Pear Liqueur (0.75 oz), fresh watermelon juice (1 oz), fresh pink grapefruit juice (0.5 oz), fresh lime juice (0.25 oz), and simple syrup (0.25 oz, optional) into a cocktail shaker. Fill the shaker with ice (about 1 cup).

3

Shake

Shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the outside of the shaker is cold and the mixture is well chilled and slightly diluted.

4

Strain and top

Double strain the cocktail into a highball or Collins glass filled with fresh ice (or a large ice cube). Top with 2 oz chilled pink grapefruit soda. Stir once gently with a bar spoon to combine without flattening the soda.

Garnish & Finish

5

Skewer a small watermelon wedge or a watermelon ball and rest it on the rim. Float a thin pink grapefruit wheel on top or set on the rim. Add a mint sprig for aroma if desired. Serve immediately.