Watermelon and Mint Punchin’ Bag

RECIPE: Jennifer Fuller for The Mockingbird, Nashville, Tennessee

Photo: Emily B. Hall

May 10, 2018

Choose your own flavor adventure with this creative recipe.

Choose your own adventure with this rotating punch recipe from The Mockingbird in Nashville—it works well with almost any base spirit.

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz. spirit of choice
2 oz. fresh watermelon juice
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup (1:1)
3 mint leaves

Tools:shaker, muddler, strainer
Glass:plastic baggie
Garnish:lime wheels, mint

Preparation

Add the mint and lime juice to a shaker. Lightly muddle. Add your spirit of choice, then the watermelon juice, simple syrup and ice. Shake to chill. Strain into a punch bag with crushed ice. Add lime wheels and mint. Secure the bag with a clear rubber band and add a straw.