Recipes provided by Jordan Catapano

Watermelon is synonymous with summer, and no weekend kicks off summer like Memorial Day Weekend. Here are three of our favorite watermelon cocktails for your beach bash, backyard BBQ, or evening fireworks show. Happy Summer!

Watermelon Vodka Shots (Serve 3)

1.5 ounces Skyy Vodka

1 ounce St. Germain Liqueur

3 ounces watermelon juice

¾ ounce lemon juice

¼ ounce watermelon simple syrup

Watermelon Simple Syrup

In a sauce pan, combine 1 cup watermelon with 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water. Bring to a rolling boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for ten to twenty minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool, then strain into a sealable container for future use.

Directions

Fill a martini shaker with ice, then add the Skyy vodka, St. Germain Liqueur, watermelon juice, lemon juice, and watermelon simple syrup. Shake well, then strain into three shot glasses and serve.

Watermelon Mint Martini

1.5 ounces Skyy vodka

2.5 ounces watermelon juice

1 ounce watermelon simple syrup

¾ ounce Bacardi Tangerine Rum

¼ cup mint

½ ounce Stirrings Simple Syrup

Directions

Muddle the mint in the Skyy vodka until the vodka begins to turn slightly green. Strain the minty rum into a martini shaker that’s filled with ice. Add the watermelon juice, watermelon simple syrup, Bacardi Tangerine Rum, and Stirrings Simple Syrup. Shake well, then strain into a martini glass.

Frozen Watermelon Ice Slush

3 ounces Absolut vodka

1.5 ounces Bacardi Añejo Rum

½ a can frozen raspberry lemonade from concentrate

1 cup frozen watermelon

1 cup crushed ice

¾ ounce lime juice

¾ ounce lemon juice

Directions

Combine all of the ingredients in a blender and mix on high. Pour the cocktail into a glass and serve immediately.