To continue our month celebration of tequila, I whipped up a new drink the other day a refreshing Tequila Melon Twist. It was especially good and we enjoyed them relaxing on our porch on a lazy Sunday afternoon. This is a perfect adult beverage for a brunch.
Infused Tequila
About 1 c. of 1″ cubed cantaloupe
Tequila, enough to cover the melon
Dice melon and put it in a glass jar or covered bowl. Add enough tequila to cover melon and let it sit the refrigerator for at least 3 days.
Melon Double Twist
Recipe developed in the kitchen of Big-Black-Dog
2 oz Infused melon tequila
1 c. cantaloupe, cubed (you can use the tequila soaked melon)
Juice of 1 large orange
Juice of 1 lime
About 10 ice cubes
Tad of Pomegranate syrup
Garnish: Course sugar, orange peel curl and slice of lime
Rub a lime around the edge of a champagne flute and sugar the rim. Allow the sugar to dry about 10 minutes.
Put the first 5 ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Add a tad of Pomegranate syrup to the bottom of the flute and then pour in the contents of the blender. Garnish with orange curl and slice of lime.
My Tequila Melon Double Twist is my entry in Lore’s Culinarty monthly Original Recipe Roundup.
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looks good for super hot days like we are having
Look at you! How impresive, the drink looks like what a perfect sunset in Africa would look like. Haha. Not so much a fan of cantalope though.
It’s so hot here today…whew!!!I’m not much of a melon lover either, but this was pretty good…good enough to make again. The way our weather is looking I might be making them this coming Sunday!
Oh it is soooo hot here, this looks so refreshing, love the combo of ingredients.
OK, it’s before noon, but OH!! how I could chug this down in no time flat!!
I could use one right now. It’s so hot and humid. I take one pool side, please!
michelle you always have the loveliest beverages. And I love that glass, so very elegant. I also liked the cupcake with the tarragon icing who would have thought?
That looks <><>so<><> refreshing! Too bad I’m not an adult
Love the idea of tequila soaked melon. This would definitely make going through summer a lot easier and fun!Thanks for participating
Tequila soaked melon, YUM! That sounds good enough to be drunk in winter too…..if only I could find a decent melon
Wow looks awesome.