Name: Summer of Matador
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Blanco tequila; 20 ml Watermelon liqueur; 20 ml Pineapple liqueur; 20 ml Lime juice; 12.5 ml Agave syrup

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1/2 fl oz	Patrón Silver blanco tequila
2/3 fl oz	Giffard Watermelon liqueur
2/3 fl oz	Giffard Caribbean Pineapple liqueur
2/3 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
5/12 fl oz	Agave syrup
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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of fresh watermelon wedge on rim or watermelon slices sweets/candy.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

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Strength & taste guide:

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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Review:

Watermelon, lime and pineapple combine harmoniously in this very fruity, tequila-laced sour.

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History:

Adapted from a cocktail created by Trinh Quan Huy-Philip in Ukraine. In November 2012, Philip won the Swizzle Masters competition with this cocktail which was originally served as follows:

Summer of Matador
Glass: Old-fashioned
Garnish: 3 ginger slices, pineapple & mint sprig
Method: SHAKE first 5 ingredients with ice and strain into glass filled with crushed ice. Crown with DRIZZLE of watermelon liqueur.
30ml Tequila
20ml Green melon liqueur
20ml Pineapple juice
10ml Lime juice
10ml Agave syrup
10ml Watermelon liqueur

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Nutrition:

One serving of Summer of Matador contains 234 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
16.27% alc./vol. (32.54° proof)
19.1 grams of pure alcohol

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