Smoky mezcal and sweet prickly-pear [cactus] syrup meet and make nice with watermelon.
Drinks: Cocktails & Alcohol Concoctions
Frozen Watermelon Five-Spice Daiquiri
A subtly complex cocktail with an undertone of Asian flavors.
Watermelon Shrub & Club
A variation on a tangy 17th-century drink that can be nonalcoholic or alcoholic.
Peño Blast
A little sweet and a little (or a lot!) of heat rev up this cocktail.
Front Porch
A no-recipe recipe using simple flavors to create a drink that accents and complements watermelon.
Barbie Girl
Cue the 1990s dance music and sip this watermelon cocktail made with pisco and crème de cassis.
Spiked Watermelon
This “tipsy watermelon” feeds a crowd.
Spicy Watermelon Margarita
Add a bit of heat to a classic cocktail.
Watermelon-Cucumber Cooler (a.k.a. Cousin Combo)
Watermelon goes full-on vegetable when combined with its cucumber “cousin.” (Can be made with or without gin.)
Watermelon Sangria
A porch drink served in pitcher— just pour a glass, sip, and settle in.
Blender Watermelon Daiquiri
It makes a watermelon version of the Cuban classic sooooo easy.
Watermelon Pimm’s Cup
A refreshing watermelon take on the classic British drink known as Pimm’s Cup.