I have not had a great Summer when it comes to picking out good watermelons. Not even my husband who, much to my displeasure, is much better at picking them than I am, has done well either. And the thing is, I know all of the tips and tricks. A yellow field spot, rounder is usually sweeter, etc. Well, I’m done throwing watermelons away. So this past time that I bought a watermelon that was perfectly sweet, but had a super tough texture, I knew exactly what I was going to do with it. I made a Fresh Watermelon Moscow Mule of course!

This Fresh Watermelon Moscow Mule is the perfect summertime drink! It’s light, refreshing, and has the perfect amount of sweetness to it. It’s a perfect recipe for using up leftover watermelon or watermelon that isn’t quite up to par for eating. But, honestly, I’d head to the store just to buy a watermelon to make myself this drink because it is totally delicious!

In order to make this Fresh Watermelon Moscow Mule, you will need to make your own fresh watermelon juice. It’s super simple! All that you have to do is throw some fresh watermelon into a blender and blend until smooth. After that, you’re going to need to run it through a fine mesh strainer to get rid of all the yucky stuff that you don’t want to put in your drink. I’ve never been able to find (plain) fresh watermelon juice in the grocery. And, honestly, it is so easy to make anyway that it’s no trouble at all. So let’s get started!

Ingredients that you’ll need for Fresh Watermelon Moscow Mule

Fresh Watermelon– a sweet watermelon is best. If your watermelon isn’t very sweet, you may want to consider adding a little simple syrup.

Fresh Limes– fresh lime juice is best, not the bottled stuff.

Watermelon Vodka– I use the Smirnoff Watermelon Vodka and it works great.

Ginger Beer– Please note that ginger beer is NOT the same thing as ginger ale. Ginger beer can be found in the soda section and I can usually find it sold near the alcohol as well.

Let me show you how to make this Fresh Watermelon Moscow Mule 👇🏻

To make the Fresh Watermelon Moscow Mule, you will need to make the fresh watermelon juice first.

Add 1 1/2 cups of cubed watermelon to a blender and blend until smooth.

Pour the puréed watermelon through a fine-mesh sieve. Discard all of the stuff that doesn’t make it through the sieve and save the juice. You should have between 1/2 cup and 1 cup of fresh watermelon juice to work with.

Fill 2 copper mugs with ice. This recipe is for 2 servings. Squeeze half of a lime into each mug (should be about 1 tbsp of fresh lime juice).

Add 2 oz of watermelon vodka to each mug.

Now pour 2 oz of the fresh watermelon juice into each mug.

Top each drink off with 6 oz of ginger beer.

Give the drinks a gentle stir.

Garnish the mules with a lime wedge and/or watermelon wedge.

Enjoy!!

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