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Made with Garrison Brothers Texas Bourbon
Sandía Fresca
A bright, refreshing bourbon cocktail inspired by the flavors of a Texas summer. Fresh watermelon, cucumber, jalapeño, and lime pair with HoneyDew Bourbon for a crisp, cooling sip with a touch of heat.
Time
10 min
Method
Shaken
Glass
Collins
Bourbon
HoneyDew
Flavor: Watermelon · Cucumber · Jalapeño
Season: Summer
Make the Sandía Fresca
Ingredients
Makes 1 cocktail
1½ ozGarrison Brothers HoneyDew Bourbon 1½ ozFresh watermelon juice (below) ¾ ozJalapeño cucumber syrup (below) ½ ozFresh lime juice RimJalapeño salt (below) Juice1 fresh watermelon and ½ tbsp salt Syrup1 cup sliced jalapeños, 1 cup peeled sliced cucumber, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water Salt1 fresh jalapeño and 1 cup sea salt
Instructions
1Juice: blend the watermelon flesh, strain and stir in the salt. Keeps 1 week. 2Syrup: macerate the jalapeños with ½ cup sugar for 6 hours, and the cucumber with the other ½ cup for 4 hours. 3Simmer the jalapeños with the water for 10 minutes without boiling, cool, blend with the cucumber and strain. Keeps 2 weeks. 4Salt: grate the jalapeño into the sea salt and bake at 250°F for 30 minutes, until dry. 5Rim a collins glass with jalapeño salt and fill it with ice. 6Shake the bourbon, watermelon juice, syrup and lime juice with ice and strain into the glass.
About the Sandía Fresca
The Sandía Fresca is a Texas summer in a glass. Garrison Brothers HoneyDew is shaken with fresh watermelon juice, lime and a house-made jalapeño cucumber syrup, then poured over ice in a jalapeño-salt-rimmed glass. Juicy, cool and green, with a slow, gentle heat.
Questions, answered
What does sandía fresca mean?
It's Spanish for "fresh watermelon."
How spicy is it?
A Sandía Fresca is mild to medium. The cucumber cools the jalapeño in the syrup. For less heat, seed the jalapeños before slicing them.
Can I make a pitcher?
Yes. One 750 ml bottle of HoneyDew makes about 17 drinks. Combine it with 25½ oz watermelon juice, 12¾ oz jalapeño cucumber syrup and 8½ oz fresh lime juice. Keep it cold, shake about 4¼ oz per drink with ice and strain into rimmed glasses.
