Thirsty Thursday: Cucumber Watermelon Gin Fizz

Hey, have you guys noticed how CRAZY HOT IT IS OUTSIDE? Almost too hot to hang out in your hard/porch/favorite park… unless you’ve got one of the Cucumber Watermelon Gin Fizzes David made up for us this week! Even if you’re not a gin fan (perhaps you think it tastes like a pine tree… or maybe we’re projecting), you’re gonna dig this.

Ingredients

1. 3 slices of cucumber, about 1/4-inch thick, plus one for garnish

2. 1/2 ounce fresh juice from 1 lime

3. 1/2 ounce simple syrup (see note)

4. 1 1/2 ounces gin (I used St. George Botanivore)

5. 1 cup seedless watermelon

6. 1 to 2 ounces seltzer water

Directions
1. Blend up to 1 cup of seedless watermelon until liquified (This will provide you with more watermelon juice that you will use for one cocktail).  

2. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the cucumber slices with the lime juice and simple syrup until the cucumber has mostly dissolved.  
Note: To make simple syrup, combine 1 cup water with 1 cup sugar in a small saucepan.  Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Cool before using.  

3. Fill the cocktail shaker with ice and add the gin and 2 ounces of watermelon juice. Shake well.

4. Pour the cocktail through a strainer into a glass filled with fresh ice. Top with seltzer water and garnish with a cucumber or watermelon slice.  Enjoy!