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RECIPE: Watermelon Tequila Fizz Cocktail

July 25, 2011 at 7:47 am · Filed under Cocktails & Spirits, Fruits, Nuts & Seeds

Mix watermelon with tequila for a water-
melon fizz. Photo courtesy Inocente Tequila.

We love watermelon cocktails—they’re a great way to take advantage of watermelon season. Here’s a recipe that was part of our National Tequila Day celebration yesterday.

The recipe for a Watermelon Fizz was created by Keith Dusko, mixologist at Haru Sushi, which has restaurants in New York City, Boston and Philadelphia.

A fizz is a cocktail or soft drink with soda water (club soda), which creates the fizz.

RECIPE: WATERMELON TEQUILA FIZZ

Ingredients For One Drink

3 ounces fresh watermelon, de-seeded and cut into small cubes

5 cilantro leaves, torn in halves

4 ice cubes

1 ounce blanco (silver) tequila

1 ounce simple syrup

1 ounce soda water

Squeeze of lime

Garnish: Watermelon triangle on a bamboo or cocktail skewer

Preparation

1. MUDDLE the watermelon and cilantro in a cocktail shaker.

2. ADD the simple syrup, tequila and ice. Shake vigorously, and pour all contents into a rocks glass.