Melon caipirinhas

May 9, 2012 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)

These delicious fruits burst with flavour during the summer months but if you can’t find a cantaloupe, any round version will do.

Melon caipirinhas

Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 10 mins plus extra for soaking

Ingredients

  • 1 orange cantaloupe melon, thinly sliced
  • 300ml white rum
  • 90ml castor sugar
  • juice of 2 large lemons

Instructions

1

Lay the melon in a flat rectangularshaped container and drizzle with the rum. Cover and refrigerate for about 2 – 4 hours so that the melon can soak up the alcohol.

2

In a cocktail shaker, mix the sugar with the lemon juice and shake until dissolved. Add the rum from the melons and shake to mix.

3

Divide the mixture between tall glasses and add a few slices of the melon to each glass. Top with crushed ice and use the melon slices as a swizzle stick.

 

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