This watermelon gin cocktail is incredibly refreshing, well balanced and will definitely improve your mood after having a few sips. It's made with fresh watermelon juice, mint leaves, cucumber, and a quick simple syrup. The cocktail is gluten free, dairy free, and will turn anyone on to gin!
How to make the best watermelon gin cocktail
Prepare the watermelon juice. Add watermelon chunks into a blender pitcher, and blend on high for about 30 seconds until smooth throughout.
Pour over a mesh sieve into a large glass. Set aside.
Add mint leaves, cucumber, and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker.
Using a muddler, muddle them all together very well.
Add gin, 1 cup of watermelon juice, and about 6 ounces of ice cubes (large handful.) Stir well.
Add a handful of ice cubes to two cocktail glasses. Pour the cocktail evenly amongst the two glasses. Garnish with fresh cucumber slices and mint sprigs.
Expert Tips & Tricks
- Buy simple syrup to save you time. Otherwise, here is a great tutorial on how to quickly make some: simple syrup.
- Use fresh watermelon. It takes very little time to blend it up and strain it to make your own juice.
- If you've never muddled before, I recommend watching this tutorial.
- I highly recommend using Roku gin. It is my absolute favorite, and it is the gin that made me a fan. It's sourced from Japan and is so, so tasty.
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Watermelon Gin Cocktail
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh watermelon cubed
- 16 fresh mint leaves
- 8 fresh cucumber slices about ½" thick
- 1 ½ ounces simple syrup
- 3 ounces gin see notes
Instructions
- Prepare the watermelon juice. Add watermelon chunks into a blender pitcher, and blend on high for about 30 seconds until smooth throughout. Pour over a mesh sieve into a large glass. Set aside.
- Add mint leaves, cucumber, and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker. Using a muddler, muddle them all together very well. Add gin, 1 cup of watermelon juice, and about 6 ounces of ice cubes (large handful.) Stir well.
- Add a handful of ice cubes to two cocktail glasses. Pour the cocktail evenly amongst the two glasses. Garnish with fresh cucumber slices and mint sprigs.
Notes
- I highly recommend using Roku gin. It is my absolute favorite, and it is the gin that made me a fan. It's sourced from Japan and is so, so tasty.
I also added a little lime. Very yummy!
Turned out quite sweet and a bit light tasting. I would suggest tasting the watermelon to check for sweetness and back down on or eliminate simple syrup accordingly.
I also added some lime to cut the sweetness and upped the gin to approx 2 oz per serving.