Contraband Picnic

Chad Hauge, Longman & Eagle | Chicago

Watermelon Drink Recipe

Though it’s most often paired with clear spirits, watermelon can play well with brown spirits, too, says Chad Hauge. Here, whiskey, manzanilla sherry and grapefruit juice counter the fruit’s inherent sweetness, resulting in a light, balanced and complex summer cocktail.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 1 1/4 ounces whiskey, preferably J. Rieger
  • 1 1/4 ounces whiskey, preferably J. Rieger
  • 1 1/2 ounces manzanilla sherry, preferably La Guita
  • 1 1/2 ounces manzanilla sherry, preferably La Guita
  • 1 ounce grapefruit juice
  • 1 ounce grapefruit juice
  • 1 ounce watermelon juice
  • 1 ounce watermelon juice
  • 1/4 ounce lime juice
  • 1/4 ounce lime juice
  • 1/4 ounce simple syrup
  • 1/4 ounce simple syrup

Garnish: fresh, pickled or booze-soaked watermelon

Directions
  1. Shake vigorously and double strain into a highball glass over ice.
  2. Garnish with fresh, pickled or booze-soaked watermelon.

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