Cool Down With These Summer Cocktails

What better way to cool off in the dog days of summer than with a deliciously cold and thirst-quenching cocktail?

Watermelon Slush

• 3 oz Gray Whale Gin 
• 1 medium seedless watermelon
• 4 oz honey

Cut the watermelon in half, carve out the fruit and place it in a bowl. Keep the rind to use as a delicious punch bowl. To keep your melon bowl upright, turn it upside down and carve a small, flat, slice out the very bottom – be careful not to cut too deep and pierce the bottom of the bowl.

In a blender, add your watermelon pulp, honey and a moderate amount of ice. For best results, it is recommended to freeze your watermelon pulp before blending and using a moderate amount of ice to avoid a watery drink. Serve in a melon bowl and enjoy! 

Gray Whale Gin is available via Caskers, Reserve Bar, Drizly, Bevmo and Total Wine.
Bonus: Each purchase of Gray Whale Gin supports Oceana

Nosotros Eastside

• 2 oz Nosotros Tequila Blanco ⅓ oz agave syrup
• ¾ oz fresh lime juice
• 3 muddled cucumber slices
• 5 muddled mint leaves

Build in a shaker with ice, shake and strain over the rocks. Garnish with cool cucumber slices and enjoy.

Nosotros Tequila is available in over 300 Southern California retailers like Bevmo and Total Wine, and nationally via Drizly and NosotrosTequila.com.

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