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Champagne and watermelon cocktail

Name: Champagne and watermelon cocktail
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 - 6
Ingredients: 750ml (3 cups) fresh watermelon juice (see recipe for instructions); large handful ice cubes, crushed; 80ml (⅓ cup) tequila; squeeze fresh lime juice; 375ml (1. cups) Champagne; watermelon wedges, to garnish; basil leaves, to garnish; lime slices, to garnish

December 20, 2019 (Last Updated: December 18, 2019)

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Champagne and watermelon cocktail

Serves: 4 - 6

Total Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

750ml (3 cups) fresh watermelon juice (see recipe for instructions)
large handful ice cubes, crushed
80ml (⅓ cup) tequila
squeeze fresh lime juice
375ml (1. cups) Champagne
watermelon wedges, to garnish
basil leaves, to garnish
lime slices, to garnish

Instructions

To make watermelon juice, blitz the flesh of ½ a small watermelon in a blender until smooth. Strain the pulp through a fine-mesh sieve. Reserve the strained liquid and divide among 4 – 6 Champagne coupes.

Top each glass with the crushed ice, then divide the tequila, lime juice and Champagne among the glasses. Garnish each cocktail with either a watermelon wedge, a few basil leaves or a lime slice. Serve immediately.