Watermelon Margarita Recipe

Prepare glass

If desired, run a lime wedge around the rim of a rocks or coupe glass. Dip the rim into coarse salt or Tajín to coat. Set glass aside.

Combine ingredients

In a cocktail shaker add 2 oz lunazul blanco tequila, 1 oz Monin watermelon syrup, 1 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz triple sec, and 0.25 oz agave nectar if you prefer it sweeter.

Add ice and shake

Fill the shaker with ice (about 4 oz or enough to nearly fill). Seal and shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds until the shaker is very cold and the exterior is frosty.

Strain and serve

Double-strain (fine or hawthorne + fine mesh) into the prepared glass over fresh ice, or serve neat in a chilled coupe per preference.

Garnish

Garnish with a lime wedge on the rim and a small watermelon wedge or wheel on a cocktail pick.

To use Don Julio Blanco instead of Lunazul: substitute 2 oz Don Julio Blanco for the 2 oz Lunazul (apply additional charge). To offer it as an add-on rather than a straight substitution, add 2 oz Don Julio Blanco on top of the recipe and reduce lunazul by staff instruction; note that adding both will increase alcohol volume and change balance—adjust Monin watermelon or agave slightly if needed.