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Xantiiya

By: Hannah Lee Leidy
Xantiiya, a watermelon cocktail

Sip on this watermelon cocktail, courtesy of Coa Agaveria y Cocina. The sweetness from the honey and velvet falernum won’t go unnoticed. The steps are simple while the flavor is anything but. Shake gin, tequila, and those sweeteners in a cocktail tin. Strain into your best glass and garnish with a watermelon piece for the ultimate drink. Enjoy with any meal, though this watermelon cocktail is no doubt best served on a hot summer day to cool down.

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yields

Makes 1 cocktail

    ingredients
  • 1 ounce tequila blanco
  • 1 ounce gin
  • ½ ounce velvet falernum
  • 2 ounces watermelon puree
  • ¾ ounce honey
  • ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • Garnish: Chopped watermelon rolled in chile-lime seasoning
steps
  1. In a cocktail tin filled with ice, shake all ingredients, except garnish, together.
  2. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a chile-lime seasoned watermelon piece.
  • From Coa Agaveria y Cocina, Columbia, South Carolina

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