Food and Recipes Drinks Cocktails 6 Watermelon Cocktail Recipes To Make All Summer Long By Jenna Sims Jenna Sims Jenna Sims is a Digital Editor for Southern Living and joined the team in 2014. She writes, produces, and ideates content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on May 5, 2021 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox When thinking about the best parts of summertime in the South, in-season watermelon is one of the things we always look forward to. It's a fan-favorite fruit that always makes an appearance poolside, on the beach, or by the lake. While fresh watermelon is certainly good enough to eat on its own, we are always looking for more way to enjoy summer's favorite melon. These watermelon cocktails are surprisingly easy to make, pretty to look at, and delicious to sip. Whether you prefer tequila, vodka, rum, or bourbon, there is a watermelon cocktail recipe on this list to fit your preference. 01 of 06 Spicy Watermelon Refresher Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Spicy Watermelon Refresher A serrano chile adds just the right amount of spice and seltzer water adds a fizzy texture to this watermelon cocktail. 02 of 06 Watermelon Sangria Katie Jacobs Recipe: Watermelon Sangria This big-batch cocktail includes an entire bottle of both still and sparkling rosé wines. 03 of 06 Watermelon Margaritas Southern Living Recipe: Watermelon Margaritas Watermelon simple syrup is easy to make and is the secret to making the best watermelon margarita on the rocks. 04 of 06 Watermelon Ginger Mojito Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Watermelon Ginger MojitoYou can substitute ginger ale for the ginger beer if you prefer a milder taste. 05 of 06 Honeysuckle Watermelon Cocktail Chris M. Rogers; Styling: Lydia Degaris Pursell Recipe: Honeysuckle Watermelon Cocktail Honeysuckle and watermelon are two signs of summer in the South so we combined them both into one sweet cocktail. 06 of 06 Watermelon Mint Margaritas Southern Living Recipe: Watermelon Mint Margaritas Freezing the watermelon gives this sipper the texture of a frozen margarita while also adding plenty of fresh flavor. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit