I am a recipe girl. If it calls for skim milk, and I only have whole milk, I will drive to the grocery store and buy skim milk. Slowly but surely I am learning and realizing that it will probably be OK. But, I kind of think the same way about cocktails. I want them to be layered and a bit complex. Surprising. No gin & tonics around here, thankyouverymuch. (OK, on occasion there are gin & tonics because, well, they’re delicious.)
I feel cocktails should also be seasonal. Fresh. Delicious. As I have my juicer out on the counter at least twice a week, I try to make sure to have some fresh fruit juice in the house. This week, one watermelon produced four bottles of watermelon juice! So, I started with watermelon juice. Then the rest of it just kind of fell into the shaker and the result was amazing. So amazing that I had entirely too many of them with my sister on Friday afternoon. Then I woke up at 5 am to run 6 miles. (Poor, but delicious choices.)
Watermelon Cocktail
2 oz Vodka
2 oz Fresh Watermelon Juice
Squeeze of half a lime
1 tsp agave nectar
Combine all ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake. Pour into a martini glass. Garnish with a slice of watermelon.