"Refreshing summertime twist for Rum lovers."
It's a rum drink for margarita lovers, with a salted rim that balances tart lime juice. Making your own fresh watermelon juice is best, but if you can find high end fresh juice - that would work too!
Recommended glassware: Coupe Glass
Watermelon Daiquiri
Ingredients:
4 cups chopped seedless watermelon (about 1 pound)
5 tablespoons (2 1/2 ounces) white rum
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
½ tablespoon agave nectar
1 cup ice
Watermelon Slice
Rim with Salty Watermelon
Directions:
Rim a glass by swirling lime juice around the top of your glass, then spin the rim in a bowl or plate of Salty Watermelon
Process chopped watermelon in a blender until smooth, about 30 seconds. Pour processed watermelon through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a medium bowl to yield 1 1/2 cups watermelon juice (enough for 8 cocktails). Discard solids. Chill juice until ready to make cocktails.
Add white rum, lime juice, agave nectar, and 3 tablespoons watermelon juice to a cocktail shaker filled three- fourths of the way with ice..
Cover and shake until very cold.
Strain into a rimmed glass with fresh ice. Garnish with a watermelon slice.
Serve it up and enjoy it!
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