Watermelon Elderflower Cocktail

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This Watermelon Elderflower Cocktail is made with Georgia watermelons, cucumber and lime juice โ€“ itโ€™s the perfect refreshing drink for summer!

This post is sponsored by the Georgia Watermelon Association, but all opinions are my own.

Watermelon Elderflower Cocktail in short glasses garnished with watermelon wedges and cucumber slices

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    Watermelon Elderflower Cocktail in a rocks glass with watermelon and cucumber garnish

    Watermelon Elderflower Cocktail

    Watermelon is one of those fruits that just screams summer. It reminds me of watermelon eating contests and spitting the seeds all over the driveway.

    Of course that was when I was a kid. Now that Iโ€™m all grown up, I like to spike my watermelon. ๐Ÿ™‚

    When I decided to make a watermelon cocktail, I knew I wanted to include Elderflower. I tried it for the first time about 6 months ago and fell in love.

    When combined with some lime juice and cucumber, the watermelon and Elderflower make what is my new favorite cocktail. Itโ€™s so delicious and would appeal to so many. Itโ€™s sweet with the watermelon, but not too sweet. And very light. It was fun to play around with it and get it just right.

    Overhead view of a few glasses of Watermelon Elderflower Cocktail garnished with watermelon wedges and cucumber slices
    Side view of Watermelon Elderflower Cocktail garnished with cucumber slices and a watermelon wedge

    Whoโ€™s ready for some watermelon? I know I am!

    Watermelon Elderflower Cocktail in rocks glasses garnished with watermelon wedges and cucumber slices

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    Three Watermelon Elderflower Cocktails Garnished with Watermelon Slices
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    Watermelon Elderflower Cocktail

    • Author: Lindsay
    • Prep Time: 5 minutes
    • Total Time: 5 minutes
    • Yield: 1 glass
    • Category: Drinks
    • Cuisine: American

    Description

    This Watermelon Elderflower Cocktail is made with Georgia watermelons, cucumber and lime juice โ€“ itโ€™s the perfect refreshing drink for summer!


    Ingredients

    • 2โ€“3 slices cucumber
    • 1 oz lime juice (1โ€“2 limes)
    • 1 oz St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
    • 1 oz rum
    • 4 oz watermelon juice


    Instructions

    1. Slice cucumber and remove seeds.
    2. Pour elderflower and lime juice into a glass.
    3. Add cucumber slices to glass and muddle.
    4. To make watermelon juice, mash cubed watermelon, then drain the juice out. Add watermelon juice and rum to glass, then stir to combine.
    5. Serve over ice.

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 glass
    • Calories: 237
    • Sugar: 22.6 g
    • Sodium: 7 mg
    • Fat: 0.4 g
    • Carbohydrates: 30.5 g
    • Protein: 1.6 g
    • Cholesterol: 0 mg

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    16 Comments
    1. DonnaI

      Great refreshing cocktail! I had watermelon juice, and cucumber gin to use up โ€“ mixed equal parts cucumber gin, lime juice and elderflower liqueur, then topped up with watermelon juice โ€ฆ delicious!

    2. nha kinh mini

      I donโ€™t think Iโ€™ve ever had elderflower, but oh my goodness, do these cocktails look fantastic or what!? So fun that the Georgia Watermelon Association is doing a drink contest too!

      1. lifeloveandsugar@gmail.com

        Omg, yes! Iโ€™d totally forgotten about that. I had to go back to my post and look at what Iโ€™d said was in it. ๐Ÿ™‚ So good!

    3. Beth @ bethcakes

      I donโ€™t think Iโ€™ve ever had elderflower, but oh my goodness, do these cocktails look fantastic or what!? So fun that the Georgia Watermelon Association is doing a drink contest too!

      1. lifeloveandsugar@gmail.com

        You totally have to try it โ€“ itโ€™s kind of sweet but not overly so. Itโ€™s my new fave. Thanks Beth!

    4. Julia @ Sprinkled With Jules

      Iโ€™ve got to try Elderflower! These sound so refreshing with the cucumber slices. Isnโ€™t it great being able to spike our watermelon now instead of just seed-spitting contests? Haha!

    5. Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness

      I was JUUUST thinking that I need a new summer cocktail for happy hour sipping, and then you posted this! I LOVE anything watermelon, but have never tried Elderflower! Need to try this! Pinned!

        1. Linda Williams

          Taylor I looove making cocktails with St. Germain- Elderflower liqueur.   Here are a few of my all time favorites.
          Boozy Germain Martini
          1.  Ketel One
          2. St. Germain
          3. Cucumber- muddled 
          4. Cucumber- Sliced for garnish 

          Best Apple Martini
          1. Ketel One
          2. St. Germain
          3. Apple Puckers
          4. Apple -Sliced for garnish 

          Sexy St. Germain Tini 
          1. Ketel One Botanical- Cucumber Mint 
          2. St. Germain 
          3. Spicy olive  (Bโ€™n Olive) or Extreme Bean  from Matt & Steveโ€™s

    6. Mir

      Iโ€™ve never done the Elderflower thing! But I love all watermelon cocktails, so Iโ€™m sure Iโ€™d love this!

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