Cucumber Watermelon Refresher

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As I said on Friday, I have been playing around with different drink recipes. I love everything watermelon. I don't know what it is, but watermelon flavored things are refreshing. I bought some cubed watermelon at the store about a week ago and made a recipe from Pinterest. We thought it was pretty good, but definitely too strong and too sugary. It has you make a simple syrup and I feel like you can cut the sugar down and use a sparkling water instead. And add in lime. Anyways, I started playing around with the flavors a bit and created this Cucumber Watermelon Refresher. You could definitely make this without alcohol and I believe it would be just as amazing!

CUCUMBER WATERMELON REFRESHER

serves 2

Ingredients

Seedless watermelon (about 5 one inch chunks)

Lime

Cucumber (about 5 slices with the peel cut off)

Watermelon Sparkling Water (I love the Bubly brand)

Ice

Vodka

Directions

1. Add in your watermelon, cucumber and fresh squeezed lime juice (I use a whole lime) to a cocktail shaker. Muddle it until the watermelon is all broken up.

Muddler Used

2. Add in ice to your cocktail shaker. Add in 4 oz. vodka to your cocktail shaker (4 shots). Cover and shake.

3. Add ice to your glass and pour your cocktail mix over the ice. Make sure you either have a cover on your shaker so you only get the liquid or use a small strainer.

4. Fill the rest of your glass with the watermelon sparkling water.

5. Enjoy!

Summery Cocktail

Since we are still in quarantine, we have been trying new drinks like the Dalgona Coffee and cocktails like the one below. I am not sure if it has a name or someone who has dubbed it their own, but I know my friend sent it to me and we LOVE it.

Summery Cocktail
Makes 1

Ingredients
Vodka
Bubly Sparkling Water (any will do, but we used the Watermelon one)
Blackberries
Mint
Ice

Directions
1. Muddle 2 blackberries and 2 to 3 mint leaves.

I don't have a muddler, so I made due with my honey dipper

2. Pour 1 1/2 to 2 shots of vodka in your cup. Make sure you use a quality vodka.

3. Add 4 to 5 ice cubes and then fill your glass with your Bubly water.

I searched my grocery store for this sparkling water, but they were all out. But then I came to one other display and there it was. The only box left. I feel like it was good to have a picture of it, so I could find the right color box. This stuff is really good!!

4. Stir everything up and then top with a mint leaf and an extra blackberry or two. Enjoy!