Cantaloupe Cooler Cocktail Recipe From Vessel
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Recipe adapted from Vessel, Seattle, WA
Cantaloupe Cooler
Cantaloupe Cooler from Vessel, Seattle, WA
servings
1
drink
Ingredients
- Ice
- 1½ ounces Citadelle gin
- ¾ ounce Cocchi Americano
- ¾ ounce fresh lime juice
- :::¼ ounce rich simple syrup (2:1):::
- 1½ ounces fresh cantaloupe juice
- Soda
- Mint sprig
Directions
- n a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the gin, Cocchi, lime juice and simple syrup. Shake well and strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Add the cantaloupe juice to the glass and fill to the rim with soda. Gently stir to combine. Garnish with the mint sprig and serve.