Ingredients
- 1 cup watermelon
- 20 mint leaves
- Juice from 1 lime
- 1 oz Simple Syrup optional if watermelon is super sweet (Mix equal amounts water and sugar in saucepan and boil just until sugar is dissolved. Cool)
- 3 ounces light rum
- Chilled club soda
- mint sprig for garnish
- Watermelon wedges for garnishing
Instructions
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Combine watermelon, mint leaves and lime juice in a cocktail shaker and muddle until leaves are broken up slightly and watermelon is crushed.
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Fill shaker with ice, add the simple syrup and rum.
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Shake until ice cold.
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Fill glasses half full with ice; pour contents of shaker (do not strain) including ice into glasses.
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Top with chilled club soda and gently stir.
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Garnish with watermelon and mint
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