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CONTEST – Name this Cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • Top and bottom rind and inside of orange - about 1/2 inch sliced off the bottom and top
  • 3 cups approximately of cubed seedless watermelon (after blended is about 2 1/2 cups juice)
  • 1 1/4 cup tequila
  • 1/2 cups key lime juice
  • 1 lime
  • Spumante - a splash per cup
  • Club soda - a splash per cup

Instructions

  1. Make a simple syrup by combining water and sugar in a saucepan, boil, reduce heat, and remove to a bowl to cool
  2. Blend watermelon and tequila in blender until smooth
  3. Drain through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl
  4. Combine watermelon/tequila mixture in a pitcher, add simple syrup and lime juice
  5. Stir to combine
  6. Transfer about 3/4 cup of watermelon mixture to cocktail shaker with ice, shake until cold, pour into margarita glass and add a splash of spumante and a splash of club soda
  7. Garnish with a lime slice and salt if desired