Watermelon Crawl Recipe

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Melody Fury
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Melody Fury
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Updated August 30, 2018
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Melody Fury

This summery gin cocktail is sweetened with watermelon juice and elderflower liqueur. At Lucy's, they use Waterloo gin.

Recipe from Rachael Davis of Lucy's Fried Chicken in Austin, Texas.

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Recipe Details

Watermelon Crawl Recipe

Active 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Serves 1 serving

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce gin, such as Waterloo
  • 1/2 ounce St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
  • 3/4 ounce fresh watermelon juice
  • Garnish: 1 lemon twist

Directions

  1. Add gin, St. Germain, and watermelon juice to cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake for 15 seconds.

  2. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with lemon peel.

Special equipment

Cocktail shaker, vegetable peeler, martini glass

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