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Since National Watermelon Day is August 3, we had to feature it and, of course, celebrate it, right?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So while you\u2019re picking up that super sweet and delicious watermelon, why don\u2019t we turn that into refreshing cocktails and mocktails so we have something for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There has been a whole lot of talk this summer about high sugar bubbly, in fact, I did a whole blog post to address it and the misconceptions,<\/strong><\/a> but adding a naturally sweet fruit to your drink will definitely cut out the need to add any additional sugars like simple syrup or soda.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And since we\u2019re talking about making cocktails healthier, did you know that watermelon is both a fruit and a vegetable?  So right there, you\u2019re getting a serving of each in your watermelon cocktails or mocktails\u2026doesn\u2019t get better than that, right? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watermelon Cocktails<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Watermelon is called that for a reason\u2026it\u2019s 92% water which definitely made it a bit challenging when we started making these cocktails and mocktails.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First we tried to freeze the fruit because if you know me at all, I love using frozen fruit in all of my bubbly cocktails and mocktails to keep it naturally cold.  But we didn\u2019t have much luck with this…we’re guessing because of how much water there is.  So, we recommend fresh watermelon for these cocktails and mocktails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watermelon Manarita With Bubbly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you have joined me at any of the Happy Hours <\/strong>I\u2019ve co-hosted, you know I discovered and love Dwayne Johnson\u2019s tequila, Teremana.\u00a0 I am not a big tequila drinker, but I do love a Paloma (probably because it has bubbles) and a margarita on occasion. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I typically don’t even keep tequila at my house because I really only drink it when out eating Mexican food, but I bought The Rock’s tequila and it really is that good! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you follow the Rock on Instagram<\/a>,<\/strong> he\u2019s always making cocktails with his Teremana Tequila and a few weeks ago he made the Watermelon Manarita.  Now of course, he was missing a key ingredient, the bubbly, in his version, so I had to make one of my own.  Take a look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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