Vodka and Watermelon Cooler

This pretty cocktail will cool you down on a hot summer day. Vodka and Watermelon Cooler is colorful, flavorful and crisp with a hint of citrus. The cocktail is so refreshing and delicious, you may even forget there  is a heat wave. Well, probably not, but at least you can sit back and enjoy this lovely cocktail.                      

                                            Vodka and Watermelon Cooler

                                                               adapted from 

                                                           epicurious.com

Makes 6 cocktails

Ingredients

3 pounds of watermelon, rind and seeds discarded,

   and the flesh cut into pieces, plus thin slices of

   watermelon for garnish

1/2 cup vodka

1/4 cup Triple Sec

3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

mint sprigs for garnish

Preparation

In a blender, purée the watermelon pieces and strain the purée  through a fine sieve over a pitcher, discarding the solids. (There should be about 2 1/3 cups juice). Stir in the vodka, the Triple Sec, and the lie juice, pour the cooler into a glass filled with ice cubes and garnish each drink with a watermelon slice or mint sprig.

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