Keyword: easy cocktail recipes, original rum runner, rum runner cocktail, summer drink, watermelon cocktail, watermelon juice
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Servings: 5
Calories: 113kcal
Author: Amber
Watermelon Rum Runner Cocktails are a fun twist on original rum runners and will become your new favorite summer drink! Featuring fresh watermelon juice and a variety of rum, this summer spirit is simple to make and will wow your guests each and every time you make them.
Fresh or frozen blueberries and fresh mintfor garnish
Instructions
For the Watermelon Rum Runner Cocktails:
Add the flesh of ½ of a standard seedless watermelon, roughly 5 or 6 cups, to a blender or food processor and pulse until smooth and no chunks remain.
Place a fine mesh sieve over a glass pitcher and add the blended watermelon, straining the juice from the flesh. Stir the flesh inside the sieve to help the juice flow strain faster.
Stir rum, melon liquor, triple sec, and pineapple juice into the watermelon juice, and mix well.
Pour into mugs filled with ice and top with blueberries and fresh mint.
Enjoy!
Notes
Note: To make simple syrup, boil one cup water with one cup sugar until the sugar completely dissolves. Remove from heat and use in the Watermelon Rum Runner cocktails once cooled.