Watermelon Cooler

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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1⁄2 oz Green melon liqueur
3 1⁄2 oz Cranberry juice (sweetened)
1⁄4 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
  2. Prepare watermelon wedge for garnish.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. Garnish with watermelon wedge.

Review:

Summery, refreshing and light. Looks like watermelon and tastes reminiscent of watermelon but contains no watermelon.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Watermelon Cooler contains 179 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 8.95% alc./vol. (8.95° proof)
  • 15.4 grams of pure alcohol

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girlboyfieri’s Avatar girlboyfieri
23rd August 2024 at 10:13
Very nice and refreshing. I substituted for coconut rum (Malibu) and it's pretty good too, but standard rum would likely be better. Both work! This would be good on a summer's day with a lot of ice.
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