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Melonious Monk

Here’s a jazzy watermelon cocktail made with lime, basil, and Chartreuse, a green liqueur made in France by Carthusian monks. The wittily named cocktail was created by M. Carrie Allan, the “Spirits” columnist of the Washington Post.

melonious monk cocktail

Ingredients:
4 fresh basil leaves
Ice
1 ½ ounces fresh watermelon juice*
1 ¼ ounces green Chartreuse
1 ounce fresh lime juice

Preparation:
In a cocktail shaker, muddle 3 of the basil leaves, then fill the shaker with ice.

Add the watermelon juice, Chartreuse, and lime juice. Shake hard until the ingredients are chilled. Strain the liquid into a glass, garnish with the 4th basil leaf and serve.

*To make watermelon juice, place pieces of watermelon in a blender and puree until liquified. Press the mixture through a fine sieve to remove the pulp.

–Slightly adapted from the recipe by M. Carrie Allan in the Washington Post

Recipe tested by Ellen Ficklen; email questions to hello@watermelontimes.com   

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