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Watermelon Man

Elevenses/afternoon · Fruity (e.g. Pornstar Martini) · Long drinks and highballs

3.6 4 ratings

Ingredients

2 oz Vodka
1 oz Watermelon liqueur
1/2 oz Lime juice
1/2 oz Watermelon syrup
2 oz Lemon-lime soda

How to make

Serve in a collins glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lime wedge.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  3. 5 TOP with soda.

Garnish

  1. 6 Garnish with lime wedge.

Flavour profile

12.3% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 255 calories

History

Sweet and unsophisticated, but better than most club offerings.

This cocktail is named after a track on Herbie Hancock's debut album, Takin Off. It was popularized in Berlin during the mid-1990s by Cookie, a famous club night promoter. He began serving the cocktail at his weekly roving club nights, leading to its appearance in nearly every bar in Berlin for years afterward. When asked about the cocktail's origin, Cookie stated: "Because when it's late, people who drink beer become boring. They need something stronger and sweeter, like love itself!"