Refreshing Watermelon Mule Cocktail
Celebrate watermelon season with a Watermelon Mule, a summery twist on the classic Moscow Mule, and refreshing cocktail for summer parties and BBQs.
Is it hot where you are? The heat index is in the triple digits here in NC.
Let’s mix up a refreshing summer cocktail with summer’s quintessential fruit:
Sweet, juicy watermelon!
If you’re not familiar with a Moscow Mule, it’s traditionally made with vodka, spicy ginger beer and lime juice. Despite its name, modern day Ginger Beer is not a beer and has no alcohol. Think of it as ginger ale’s more outgoing cousin, with a robust, zippier ginger flavor. This Watermelon Moscow Mule pairs sweet juicy watermelon with the spicy ginger beer for a refreshing cocktail for summertime sipping!
The Moscow Mule mug keeps your cocktail nice and frosty. . . essential when the heat and humidity are in the sweltering range!
Make sure your mug is lined with stainless steel that won’t react to the acid in the lime juice.
The typical Moscow Mule mug which holds around 16 oz. so there’s plenty of room for ice to keep you and your cocktail cool.
This is the type of cocktail that I don’t usually measure, mixing to taste, but here is a guideline.
Fill mug half full with crushed ice, to each mug add:
- 1 1/2 oz. vodka
- 3 oz. watermelon juice
- 3 oz. ginger beer (or more)
- juice of 1/2 of lime or to taste
To make watermelon puree:
Cut a seedless watermelon into chunks and toss in a blender and puree until smooth. Pass watermelon through a strainer, discarding pulp and reserving watermelon liquid. Store watermelon juice in the fridge. Mix with sparkling water or lemonade for a mocktail.
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Refreshing Watermelon Mule Cocktail
Recipe details
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time: 15 Minutes Cook time: 0 Minutes Total time: 15 min
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