Name: Watermelon Fruitini
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 gram Watermelon (fresh); 60 ml Vodka; 15 ml Watermelon syrup; 2 dash Creole bitters

Watermelon Fruitini
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Glass:

Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
60 gram	Watermelon (fresh) chopped
2 fl oz	Ketel One Vodka
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Monin Watermelon Syrup
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
Prepare garnish of watermelon wedge.

How to make:

MUDDLE 60g / 2.1oz watermelon flesh (removed from skin and chopped) in base of shaker.
Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Garnish with watermelon wedge on rim.

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Review:

So fruity, you could almost convince yourself this is a health drink.

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History:

The "Watermelon Martini" emerged during the 1990s in London, England and was one of the many "Fresh Fruit Martinis" made at the fashion setting The Met Bar.

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

19.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Joseph Nelson

4th July at 22:34

I had fresh watermelon, which is unusual, so as a responsible adult human the first thing I sought to do was add liquor. This was the cocktail I decided to try and...and it's fine? It tastes like an infused vodka. I muddled a couple of pieces because one didn't seem to be enough and then I added ice to my glass because the initial flavor wasn't appealing to me. As it mellowed with the ice, the watermelon flavor took charge and I enjoyed it a bit more. It was novel, for sure. Next time I might skip the sugar syrup and add a bit of grenadine.

Peter M

7th July 2024 at 01:23

Simple but delicious. Great option for a hot summer day.

John Hinojos

5th June 2024 at 03:36

Perfect and refreshing. Use Watermelon liqueur instead of the simple syrup to intensify the melon flavour.
Had to estimate the amount of watermelon as I always buy the mini organic watermelons and they are a different size.
Drink is outstanding.

Jon Pidwerbecki

1st September 2023 at 20:49

I cut the watermelon into 30 mm cubes and used 3 pieces to the shaker including all ingredients. Then meddled followed by a 30 second shake. Just like eating the fruit. Good very tasty, but I’m missing a cocktail taste. I tried the watermelon martini as prescribed but found it a bit tart. And slightly artificial. I’m thinking some muddled fruit in the watermelon martini will be trick yo an exceptionally fine cocktail.

G. M. Genovese

7th July 2023 at 19:27

I just used fresh watermelon juice, 50 ml worth the first time. I subbed in Bacardi Carta Blanca. 60-50 rum-to-watermelon may have been too boozy. 60-50 watermelon-to-rum had more fruit flavor. Not sure which I prefer. How about you?

Leigh Leppard

24th August 2021 at 13:10

Thanks for your reply, Simon. I see I misread the instructions. I understood it as “cut the segment of watermelon into sixteenths” but you meant “cut a whole watermelon into sixteenths”.