Watermelon Gin Cocktail

🧂 Ingredients

• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup juice from a watermelon
• 5 leaves mint
• 1/2 glass ice
• 1 ounce Gin
• 1 ounce Lemon Juice, freshly squeezed
• 1 ounce Watermelon Simple Syrup
• 5-6 ounces Tonic Water (top up your glass)

Instructions

• 1 Add sugar and water to a small saucepan over medium heat and stir until the
  sugar is dissolved. Let the syrup cool for 10 minutes in the fridge. 
• 2 While the syrup is cooling, cut the watermelon into cubes and puree it in a
  blender or food processor for 45 seconds. Pour the watermelon puree into a sieve
  placed over a small mixing bowl to catch the juice. 
• 3 Mix the simple syrup into the watermelon juice until blended. Use it immediately
  or store it in a tightly sealed jar in the fridge until you're ready to make the
  cocktail. 
• 4 You can use the simple syrup right away or store in a sealed tight jar in the
  fridge until you are ready to make this cocktail. 
• 5 Rim the glass with kosher salt or sea salt. 
• 6 Gently muddle the mint leaves in the glass. 
• 7 Add ice to fill half the glass. 
• 8 Pour in the gin, followed by simple syrup and lemon juice. 
• 9 Fill the rest of the glass with tonic water and mix lightly.
• 10 Garnish with a few mint leaves (optional).

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