These oh-so-fresh summer gin cocktails with watermelon will quench your thirst for sure! Bursting with juicy flavor, these cooling watermelon gin drinks are spiked with a hint of gin along with fresh mint and lime. If you’re looking for a mouthwatering watermelon gin cocktail, look no further than these boozy little sips of watermelon heaven!
A few splashes of craft gin give these watermelon cocktails a light and refreshing taste. Fresh mint leaves and lime cool everything down and make each sip pop with bright summery flavor.
Refreshing Watermelon Gin Cocktails Make Easy Summer Gin Coolers
I feel like watermelon is just so darn good in everything, isn’t it? Salads, fruit cups, drinks… Watermelon turns anything it touches into something worth savoring. I love using tons of fresh fruits, herbs, and juices in my drinks, but watermelon is definitely up there on my list of favorites.
If you’re not crazy about the gin, you could easily replace it with your favorite light spirit such as vodka, light rum, or silver tequila. I just love the gin in here because it makes that fresh factor.
Gin has a light botanical essence that keeps the drink fresh and cool while playing well with citrus and herbs. So rather than weighing the drink down, it highlights and lifts key ingredients and aromatics like mint and lime! Are ya thirsty yet? I hope so ’cause we’re about to grab some fresh watermelon and get mixing! This recipe makes 2 cool watermelon gin cocktails!
Muddle Some Watermelon Cubes To make Your summer gin cocktails
In a mixing glass crush some watermelon cubes with a muddler until almost liquified and lots of juice has collected in the glass. Now splash in a dash of fresh-squeezed lime juice and simple syrup.
Add Fresh Mint + Gin
Tear up fresh mint leaves and toss them in with the crushed watermelon and lime. Add the gin and fill the cocktail shaker the rest of the way with ice. Put the lid on and shake as hard and vigorously as you can for a little bit.
As you shake the cocktail, the mint leaves will get crushed by the ice in the cocktail shaker. This process will flavor everything with a refreshing hint of mint. Shake everything really well until ice cold and combined.
Garnish and Serve Your Cool Summer Gin Cocktails with watermelon
Garnish with fresh watermelon slices and some mint. You can use lime wheels too or skewer some watermelon cubes!
These super refreshing watermelon gin cocktails are the perfect thing to sip on a sunny day when you want something light and refreshing in your glass. It would even make a great dinner cocktail served with light food such as fish or pasta!
If you’re anything like me, by July and August you’re practically tripping over fresh garden herbs! Fresh cocktails and salads are just a few quick ways to put all those abundant garden herbs to use! Plus, you can’t leave without trying this tasty watermelon rosemary spritzer or this easy watermelon frosé complete with garden rose petals!
Refreshing Summer Gin Cocktails with Fresh Watermelon
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup Fresh Watermelon - cubed
- 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 1 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
- 6 leaves Fresh Mint
- 3 oz Gin
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker glass muddle and crush all of the watermelon cubes until they liquify and create a good amount of juice.
- Splash in fresh-squeezed lime juice and simple syrup. Tear up the fresh mint leaves into pieces and toss into the shaker.
- Add gin and fill the shaker the rest of the way full with ice. Cover and shake vigorously until the ice crushes the mint leaves and everything is chilled and combined. Strain cocktail over fresh into a tall glass and garnish with fresh mint and watermelon. Serve right away nice and chilled.
- Serve as is or top off with a dash of sparkling water, if desired.
